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Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse

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French admiral (1750-1812)

FrancePoliticiansLived 1750 to 1812 · aged 62
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Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse was a French Navy officer and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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The Glorious First of June, where Villaret won a strategic victory but suffered a tactical defeatThe Glorious First of June, where Villaret won a strategic victory but suffered a tactical defeat1850 portrait of Villaret1850 portrait of VillaretVillaret's name on the Arc de TriompheVillaret's name on the Arc de Triomphe

Awards 3

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
list of names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe

Politicians from France 6

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Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse was a French Navy officer and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Born in Auch, Gascony, after serving in the Indian Ocean under Suffren during the Revolutionary War he rose in rank during the early stages of the French Revolution. Villaret commanded the French navy at the Glorious First of June, where despite suffering a heavy tactical defeat at British hands he ensured the passage of a vital grain convoy to France.

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France
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1750 to 1812 · aged 62
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