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Constant Louis Jean Benjamin Jaurès


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth3.2.1823 - Paris ref:631
First Known Service1839ref:631
Brother
Charles JaurèsFrench
Naval Sailor
ref:631
Last Known Service1883ref:631
Date of Death13.3.1889 - Paris ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:631
  Appointed Grand officier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:631
1839 Entered the Marine .ref:631
1.9.1841 Aspirantref:631
aft.1.9.1841 He embarked on the "Triomphante" , at the Pacific station .FWIKI
1842 He took part in operations in Tahiti and the Marquises , aboard the "Reine Blanche" .ref:631
1.11.1845 Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631
8.5.1850 Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631
1853 
Le Duguesclin (90) 1848-1858
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, , Aide de Camp de l'Amiral Charner
ref:631
18561857Commands the Aviso "Ariel" , flagship of the Staion of Granville .ref:631
18561857Appointed Commandant de la Sub-Division Navale at Granvilleref:631
bef.8.18601861Once again aide-de-camp to Admiral Charner , Commander of the China Seas Division, aboard the "Impératrice Eugènie", he was noticed during the landing operations at the mouth of the Pei-Ho (August and September 1860 ) and, in Cochinchina , the attack of the Kin-Hoa lines and the capture of the forts of the Saigon river in February 1861 .ref:631
26.8.1861 Capitaine de Frégateref:631
1.1.1869 Appointed Officier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:631
22.5.1869 Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631
5.18709.1870He commanded the armored frigate "Héroine" , as the flag captain of Jauréguiberry .ref:631
9.1870 He was called by Léon Gambetta , and appointed General of the 21st Land Army Corps , where he distinguished himself .ref:631
2.7.187112.12.1875Appointed Député du Corps Législative

du Tarn

FWIKI
16.10.1871 Contre-Amiralref:631
13.12.187513.3.1889Appointed Sénateur Inamovible de la Troisième RépubliqueFWIKI
5.9.1877 Appointed Commandeur de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'HonneurFWIKI
31.10.1878 Vice-Amiralref:631
12.18782.1882Appointed Ambassadeur Ordinaire at MadridFWIKI
aft.2.18821883Appointed Ambassadeur Ordinaire at Saint PetersburgFWIKI
14.1.1887 Appointed Grand-croix de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'HonneurFWIKI
22.2.188913.3.1889Appointed Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies at ParisFWIKI

Sources


IDNameAuthorType
FWIKIWikipedia - FranceVarious, Web Site
ref:631Geneanet Web Site
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