Jean François Renaudin
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Jean François Renaudin was a French
admiral.
He joined the Navy at 12 and rose in rank through a number of actions against the British.
On 1 June 1794, during the Third Battle of Ushant, Renaudin commanded the Vengeur du Peuple
, whose fight against HMS Brunswick
became famous. Renaudin was rescued by HMS Culloden
and captured, before returning to France a few months later.
Renaudin was then promoted to rear admiral. During the Croisière du Grand Hiver
, he commanded a 6-ship squadron bound for Toulon. He eventually departed for Toulon on 22 February and arrived safely on 2 April.
He retired in Le Gua
. He became a landowner and mayor of the town.
France
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admiral.
He joined the Navy at 12 and rose in rank through a number of actions against the British.
On 1 June 1794, during the Third Battle of Ushant, Renaudin commanded the Vengeur du Peuple
French ship Vengeur du Peuple
The Vengeur du Peuple was a 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1762.Originally offered by the city of Marseille, and named the Marseillois , she saw action during the American War of Independence...
, whose fight against HMS Brunswick
HMS Brunswick (1790)
HMS Brunswick was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 April 1790 at Deptford.On 29 October 1792, three condemned mutineers of the Mutiny on the Bounty were hanged from her yardarms....
became famous. Renaudin was rescued by HMS Culloden
HMS Culloden (1783)
HMS Culloden was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 June 1783 at Rotherhithe. She took part in some of the most famous battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars....
and captured, before returning to France a few months later.
Renaudin was then promoted to rear admiral. During the Croisière du Grand Hiver
Croisière du Grand Hiver
The Croisière du Grand Hiver was a French attempt to organise a winter naval campaign in the wake of the Glorious First of June.-Context:...
, he commanded a 6-ship squadron bound for Toulon. He eventually departed for Toulon on 22 February and arrived safely on 2 April.
He retired in Le Gua
Le Gua, Charente-Maritime
Le Gua is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:*...
. He became a landowner and mayor of the town.
Honours
- Renaudin's name is engraved on the Arc de TriompheNames inscribed under the Arc de TriompheThe following is the list of the names of the 660 persons inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. Most of them are generals who served during the First French Empire with additional figures from the French Revolution ....
(40th column). - A number of ships of the French Navy were named after him.