Louis Léon Jacob
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Louis Léon Jacob was a French
admiral.
He was born at Tonnay, Charente
, was educated at Rochefort
, and volunteered from a clerkship in the marine bureau to the navy (1784). He was promoted to ensign
in 1793, Commanded the Ça Ira in her brave fight against a superior English
force (1795), and was taken prisoner. After his release he distinguished himself (1798) against Sir John Warren's fleet and was again captured but soon exchanged. He took part in the campaign in Santo Domingo
in 1801, was commandant at Granville
(1805) , helping Piémontaise in Saint-Servan
, capturing two brigs Teaser et Plumper near Chaussey, and after at Naples
(1806), and shared in the battle of Sables d'Olonne. He was made a rear admiral in 1812 and in 1814 defended Rochefort.
He retired on the Restoration
, reentered active service in 1820, was Governor of Guadeloupe from 1823 to 1826, prepared the expedition against Morocco
and Algiers
(1827), served on the Admiralty Board until 1834, when he became Minister of Marine, and was aide-de-camp
to Louis Philippe
until 1848. He introduced in 1805 a system of semaphores which was long used in the French navy.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
admiral.
He was born at Tonnay, Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
, was educated at Rochefort
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:...
, and volunteered from a clerkship in the marine bureau to the navy (1784). He was promoted to ensign
Ensign (rank)
Ensign is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, the rank itself acquired the name....
in 1793, Commanded the Ça Ira in her brave fight against a superior English
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
force (1795), and was taken prisoner. After his release he distinguished himself (1798) against Sir John Warren's fleet and was again captured but soon exchanged. He took part in the campaign in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
in 1801, was commandant at Granville
Granville, Manche
-Sights:The old town preserves all the history of its military and religious past. The lower town was partly built on land reclaimed from the sea. The upper part of the old town is surrounded by ramparts from the fifteenth century...
(1805) , helping Piémontaise in Saint-Servan
Saint-Servan
Saint-Servan is a town of western France, in Brittany, situated 2 miles from the ferry port of St Malo. It is renowned for its lovely shops and restaurants....
, capturing two brigs Teaser et Plumper near Chaussey, and after at Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
(1806), and shared in the battle of Sables d'Olonne. He was made a rear admiral in 1812 and in 1814 defended Rochefort.
He retired on the 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...
, reentered active service in 1820, was Governor of Guadeloupe from 1823 to 1826, prepared the expedition against Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
(1827), served on the Admiralty Board until 1834, when he became Minister of Marine, and was aide-de-camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to Louis Philippe
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
until 1848. He introduced in 1805 a system of semaphores which was long used in the French navy.