Jean-Marie Dutertre
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Jean-Marie Dutertre (1768, Lorient
- 1811) was a French privateer. His ships included the Modeste, the Heureux, the Passe-Partout and the Malartic.
in the Indian Ocean
, one of whose several captured East Indiamen
was carrying the theodolite which would be used to triangulate the Indies then measure the height of Mount Everest
- this was returned "with compliments, for science". His dispute over recruiting crews at Port Louis on Mauritius
- lured by a "better diet on board" - was settled by governor Malartic.
He was finally captured by the British and imprisoned in London until his release under the 1803 Treaty of Amiens
. He later became lieutenant in the French Navy after the Bourbon Restoration
.
Lorient
Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis...
- 1811) was a French privateer. His ships included the Modeste, the Heureux, the Passe-Partout and the Malartic.
Life
He was a friend and rival to Robert SurcoufRobert Surcouf
Robert Surcouf was a famous French corsair. During his legendary career, he captured 47 ships and was renowned for his gallantry and chivalry, earning the nickname of Roi des Corsaires .- Youth :...
in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
, one of whose several captured East Indiamen
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
was carrying the theodolite which would be used to triangulate the Indies then measure the height of Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
- this was returned "with compliments, for science". His dispute over recruiting crews at Port Louis on Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
- lured by a "better diet on board" - was settled by governor Malartic.
He was finally captured by the British and imprisoned in London until his release under the 1803 Treaty of Amiens
Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between the French Republic and the United Kingdom during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was signed in the city of Amiens on 25 March 1802 , by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace"...
. He later became lieutenant in the French Navy after the Bourbon Restoration
Bourbon Restoration
The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...
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