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Léonard Victor Joseph Charner


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth13.2.1797 - Saint-Brieuc ref:631
First Known Service1812ref:631
WifeLéonide Coz - Married 26.10.1835 - Lamballe , Côtes-d'Armorref:631
Last Known Service15.11.1864ref:631
Date of Death7.2.1869 - Paris ref:631
Burialaft.7.2.1869 - Funeral , Invalides , Paris with Burial Cimetière St Michel, Saint-Brieuc FWIKI

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1812 Entered the Marine .ref:631
10.2.1815 Aspirantref:631
aft.10.2.18151821He campaigned on the "Caravane" in the Baltic Sea , then on the "Bretonne" , on the coasts of Africa and the West Indies from 1817 to 1821.ref:631
15.5.1820 Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631
18231827He was on the "Philomèle" in Cayenne in 1823 , the "Vénus" , the "Astrée " in the Antilles in 1825-27 .ref:631
c.1825 
La Vénus (58) 1823-1847
French 58 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
1846 Renamed "Utile"
, Enseigne de Vaisseau
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31.12.1828 Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631
1829 
L'Hebé (28) 1822-1835
French 28 Gun
Unrated Corvette
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau
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7.1830 
Duquesne (86) 1813-1858
French 86 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1814 Renamed "Duquesne"
1815 Renamed "Zélandais"
1815 Renamed "Duquesne"
1830 Renamed "Zélandais"
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:631
1832 He participated in the expedition of Ancone on the "Artemise" .ref:631
1837 
Le Montebello (126) 1812-1851
French 126 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau , Capitaine en Second
ref:631
10.4.1837 Capitaine de Corvetteref:631
7.18401841
La Belle Poule (60) 1834-1861
French 60 Gun
4th Rate Frigate
, Capitaine de Corvette , Capitaine en Second
ref:631
31.7.1841 Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631
18431845He ordered the "Sirène" in the seas of China .ref:631
18461847
Le Souverain (126) 1819-1852
French 126 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
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13.5.18491851Appointed Député de l'Assemblée Nationale Constituante , Deuxième République

des "Côtes-d'Armor" , named "Côtes-du-Nord till 1990 .

FWIKI
3.2.1852 Contre-Amiralref:631
1853 
Le Duguesclin (90) 1848-1858
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral,
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10.1854 He shows his talents during the Crimea campaign ; he untied the "Caffarelli" in the bay of Streleztka under Russian fire on October 7, 1854 , on October 17 , he played a decisive role during the attack on the batteries of Sébastopol , by the precision of the shots .ref:631
7.6.1855 Vice-Amiralref:631
19.11.1855 Appointed Membre du Conseil des Travaux de la Marine

Attached to the development of the fleet by the number of steam ships .

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c.18581860Appointed Président du Conseil des Travaux de la MarineFWIKI
bef.1860 Appointed Membre de la Commission Supérieure des Invalides de la Marine

date ?

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2.18601861Appointed Commandant la Division Navale d'Extrême-Orient

flag on the "Renommée" then the "Impératrice-Eugenie" and leads with fist the operations including the destruction of the forts of Pei-Ho , Tien-Tsin in August 1860 . Envoy in Cochinchine , Commander-in-Chief of the land and naval forces , he defeats the Annamite army on the lines of Kin-Hoa and seizes Mytho in April 1861 .

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1861 He was wounded at the Battle of Kin-Hoa , but organized the colony before being recalled to France at the end of 1861 .FWIKI
10.2.1861 Appointed Grand-croix de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneurref:631
12.2.18627.2.1869Appointed Sénateur d'Empireref:631
15.11.1864 Amiral de Franceref:631
aft.15.11.1864 He is kept in activity without age limit .ref:631

Sources


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