Counter-Admiral Charles René Magon de Médine was a French Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was killed in action at the Battle of Trafalgar while commanding Algésiras. As a posthumous reward, Magon's name was etched on the Arc de Triomphe.
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Lived 1763 to 1805 · aged 41
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