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Antoine Pierre Martin


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor, Administrator, Marine 
Date of Birth29.1.1752 - Louisbourg ref:631
First Known Service1762ref:631
WifeMadeleine Schimellé - Married 2.2.1776ref:631
Son-in-Law
Prix Benjamin PougetFrench
Administrator
Service 1832-1835
ref:631
Grandson
Pierre Benjamin Denis Pouget (Comte Pouget)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1864
ref:631
Last Known Service1815ref:631
Date of Death11.11.1820 - Rochefort ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
c.8.1762 MousseFWIKI
8.1762 
Le Saint Esprit (16) 1762-1766
French 16 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Mousse
FWIKI
1769 PilotinFWIKI
1775 Aide-PiloteFWIKI
1775 
La Terpsichore (30) 1763-1784
French 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Aide-Pilote , accidentally loses an eye during the campaign
FWIKI
1778 Premier PiloteFWIKI
17781780
Le Magnifique (74) 1749-1782
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Premier Pilote
FWIKI
27.7.1778 1st Battle of Ushant 
6.7.1779 Battle of Grenada 
17.4.1780 Battle of Martinique 
1781 
La Cérès (18) 1778-1782
French 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Premier Pilote
FWIKI
1782 Officier AuxiliaireFWIKI
1785 
Le Rossignol (16) 1769-1796
French 16 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Officier Auxiliaire, and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
1788 Sous-Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI
1791 Appointed Chevalier l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-LouisFWIKI
2.1792 Lieutenant de VaisseauF001
2.1792 
L'Espoir (6) 1788-1797
French 6 Gun
Unrated Brig
1793 Renamed "Lazouski"
1795 Renamed "Espoir"
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
12.1792 Capitaine de VaisseauF001
17939.1793
L'Hermione (34) 1779-1793
French 34 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
16.11.1793 Contre-Amiral002
179413.4.1795
Sans Culotte (118) 1791-1798
French 118 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Sans Culotte"
1795 Renamed "Orient"
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral,
FWIKI
14.3.1795 Commanded the French Squadron at the Action off Genoa 
14.3.179515.3.1795
La Friponne (32) 1780-1796
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral,
E-WIKI
15.4.1795 
Sans Culotte (118) 1791-1798
French 118 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Sans Culotte"
1795 Renamed "Orient"
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral,
E-WIKI
13.7.1795 Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Hyeres 
13.7.1795 Battle of Hyeres 
3.1796 Vice-Amiralref:631
3.17961797Promoted to vice-admiral in March 1796 but left his command which he handed over to Brueys in 1797 .ref:631
17971814Dismissed and kept out of all responsibility until the end of the Empire . He retired in 1814 but reinstated during the Hundred Days .ref:631
18011809Appointed Préfet Maritime at Rochefortref:631
1804 Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'HonneurFWIKI
4.6.1810 Appointed Comte de l'Empire Martinref:631
aft.1815 The Second Restoration will initially consider him as compromised with the "ogre" , especially since Martin who still lived in Rochefort had endeavored to provide Napoleon with plans and means to escape to America .ref:631

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