Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
✓ Source-basedfallingFrench admiral (1761-1848)
Lived 1761 to 1848 · aged 87
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Counter-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, comte de Linois was a French Navy officer and colonial administrator who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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Océan, which Linois served on in 1799
c. 1800 miniature portrait of Linois
Linois' squadron being defeated at the Battle of Pulo Aura
The Battle of Visakhapatnam, at which Linois fought a contested engagement
HMS London capturing Linois' flagship Marengo at the action of 13 March 1806
Linois' name on the Arc de TriompheAwards 5
About this person
Counter-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, comte de Linois was a French Navy officer and colonial administrator who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He commanded the combined Franco-Spanish fleet during the Algeciras campaign in 1801, winning the campaign's first battle before losing its second battle.
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Lived 1761 to 1848 · aged 87
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