Pierre François Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pierre François Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve

French Navy officer and privateer

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1775

Place of Birth: Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1860

Profession: politician, naval officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Pierre François Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve

  • Pierre-François-Henri-Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve (Saint-Benoît, Réunion, 28 December 1775 – Saint-Servan, 18 June 1860) was a French Navy officer and privateer. Born to a Navy captain, Bouvet started sailing at the age of 11, He served under his father on various ships between France and the Indies.
  • He was taken prisoner by the British during their occupation of Toulon. Released, Bouvet served on the frigate Amazone in Linois's squadron, which raided commerce in the Indies.
  • After Amazone was wrecked at Cape of Good Hope, he attempted to return to Mauritius and inform the governor, but was captured en route by a British frigate. Released on parole, Bouvet designed a patamar or felucca of Indian pattern that he named Entreprenant).
  • After he was exchanged, he cruised off the Malabar Coast undetected amongst indigenous shipping.
  • Appointed to a 16-gun brig also named Entreprenant, Bouvet sailed to Manila and rescued the crew of Mouche n° 6 from detention. Embarked in Duperré's squadron, Bouvet was given command of the prize Minerve, on which he took part in a battle against three largs East Indiamen, of which the squadron captured two.
  • Returned to Mauritius, the squadron met four British frigates, which it defeated in the Battle of Grand Port.
  • Duperré having been wounded, Bouvet commanded the French forces for the second half of the battle. Returned to France after the fall of Mauritius, Bouvet was given command of a two-frigate squadron, with his flag on Aréthuse.
  • His other frigate was wrecked in a storm, and soon after, Aréthuse battled HMS Amelia in a bloody action that resulted in a stale-mate.
  • Bouvet never fought again, and devoted his late life to politics and writing.

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