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Joseph Marie Nielly (1st Baron Nielly)


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor, Merchant Sailor 
Date of Birth3.9.1751 - Brest ref:631
First Known Service1758ref:631
Father
Joseph Bertrand NiellyFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1708-1780
ref:631
WifeMarie Jacob de Florinville - Married 1781, Nantes ref:631
WifeM Thérèse Sophie Cozig de Pennanguer - Married 1819, Brest ref:631
Last Known Service5.1821ref:631
Date of Death13.3.1833 - Brest ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Chevalier l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:631
1758 Mousseref:631
17581759
Le Formidable (80) 1751-1759
French 80 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Mousse , wounded the 20/11/1759 .
ref:631
20.11.1759 Battle of Quiberon Bay 
17717.1774"Officier Marchand" : rank ?ref:631
7.1774 Capitaine Marchandref:631
9.1778 Lieutenant de Frégateref:631
1.1786 Sous-Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631
aft.1.17863.1790Return to Merchand Navy .ref:631
3.1790 He was recalled in March 1790 to Brest and embarked on the "America" , then the "Dromadaire" in the Mediterranean .ref:631
aft.3.1790 
L'América (74) 1788-1794
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Sous-Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:631
c.1791 
Le Dromadaire (20) 1781-1805
French 20 Gun
Unrated Flûte
, Sous-Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:631
1.1792 Lieutenant de VaisseauE-WIKI
aft.1.1792 
La Lourde (18) 1781-1797
French 18 Gun
Unrated Flûte
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
ref:631
1.1793 Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI
aft.1.1793bef.11.1793
La Résolue (32) 1778-1798
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
E-WIKI
16.11.1793 Contre-Amiral002
aft.16.11.1793c.1794He captured with the "Sans-Pareil": the "Castor", the "Alert" and most of a convoy they were escorting , that is to say about 30 ships .ref:631
aft.16.11.1793bef.5.1794
Le Sans Pareil (84) 1793-1794
French 84 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral,
E-WIKI
bef.5.1794 
Républicain (110) 1780-1794
French 110 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1792 Renamed "Républicain"
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral,
ref:631
aft.6.1794 He passes on the "Indomptable", the "Terrible", the "Tigre" and seizes in November 1794 of the English Vessel "Alexander". The Convention congratulates him.ref:631
1.6.1794 Commanded the Rearguard at the Glorious 1st of June 
11.1796 
La Résolue (32) 1778-1798
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral, for the Ireland Expedition
ref:631
4.1797 Appointed Commandant des Armes at Brestref:631
5.1798 Appointed Commandant des Armes at Lorientref:631
9.1800 Appointed Préfet Maritime at Dunkirkref:631
9.1803 His frankness earned him the enmity of Decrès and he left active service in September 1803 , depriving the Marine of a lucid and courageous leader .ref:631
25.3.1804 Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:631
14.6.1804 Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:631
8.1814 Created 1st Baron Niellyref:631
5.1821 Vice-Amiral Honoraireref:631

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