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On 7 April 1809, Leissègues was put in charge of the defence of Venice. He was tasked to provide for Corfu, where he stayed until the surrender of the island to the Allies, in 1814, upon orders of
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In 1806, Leissègues led a five-ship squadron to reinforce Santo Domingo. A British squadron led by Vice-Admiral
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Leissègues was promoted to Captain in early 1793 and put in command of a convoy bound for
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Upon his return to France, Leissègues was put in charge of harbour inspection from
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Leissègues later led a naval division to Northern Africa to reduce attacks by
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Leissègues joined the Navy in 1778, at age 20. He served on the frigate
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Leissègues returned to Toulon in August 1814. He served under the
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From 1785, Leissègues served in the North Sea on the frigate
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from 1787 to 1791. He took his first command with the brig
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intercepted the convoy, and destroyed it in the ensuing
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French Navy
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Battle of San Domingo
English Channel
Magicienne
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Franco-Indian alliances
Battle of Providien
Windward Islands
Guadeloupe
Saint-Malo
Vlissingen
Ostend
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