Duguay-Trouin
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Duguay-Trouin can refer to:
- René Duguay-TrouinRené Duguay-TrouinRené Trouin, Sieur du Gué, usually called René Duguay-Trouin, was a famous French corsair of Saint-Malo. He had a brilliant privateering and naval career and eventually became "Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King" , and a Commander in the Order of Saint-Louis...
: René Trouin, Sieur du Gué (10 June 1673 -- 1736), French privateerPrivateerA privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...
, admiral and Commander in the Order of Saint-Louis - 10 vessels of the French Navy which have been named Duguay-Trouin. See disambiguation page for French ship Duguay-TrouinFrench ship Duguay-TrouinTen vessels of the French Navy have been named Duguay-Trouin in honour of René Duguay-Trouin; among them:* Duguay-Trouin , a 74-gun ship of the line...