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Pierre-Charles Villeneuve

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and order him to Paris to account for his actions. (Napoleon had written to the Minister of Marine, "Villeneuve does not possess the strength of character to command a frigate. He lacks determination and has no moral courage.") Before his replacement could arrive, Villeneuve gave the order to sail on
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with five stab wounds in the left lung and one in the heart. He had left a farewell letter to his wife. A verdict of suicide was recorded. The nature of his death ensured that this verdict was much mocked in the British press of the time and suspicions abounded that Napoleon had secretly ordered
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Inexperienced crews and the difficulties of getting out of Cádiz meant that it took two days to get all 34 ships out of port and into some kind of order. On 21 October 1805 Villeneuve learned of the size of the British fleet, and turned back to Cádiz, but the combined fleets were intercepted by
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on 8 April and crossed the Atlantic with Nelson's fleet in pursuit, but about a month behind owing to unfavourable winds. In the West Indies Villeneuve waited for a month at
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from his name, and was able to continue his service in the Navy when other aristocratic officers were purged. He served during several battles, and was promoted to
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and attack British shipping in the Mediterranean, but he was initially unwilling to move and continued in blatant disregard of superior orders.
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Villeneuve's murder. The question of whether Villeneuve committed suicide has been a source of contention among historians ever since.
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At Cádiz the combined French and Spanish fleets were kept under blockade by Nelson. In September, Villeneuve was ordered to sail for
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The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV
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in the Caribbean, before returning across the Atlantic to destroy the British Channel squadrons and escort the
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For two days Villeneuve shadowed the retreating British, but did not seek a battle. Instead he sailed to
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After an abortive expedition in January, Villeneuve finally left Toulon on 29 March 1805 with eleven
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In mid-October he learned that Napoleon was about to replace him as commanding officer with
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On 22 July Villeneuve, now with twenty ships of the line and seven frigates, passed
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to take place. To draw off the British defences, Villeneuve was to sail to the
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Napoleon's Admirals, Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe 1789–1815
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was captured along with many other French and Spanish ships.
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off Martinique. On 7 June he learned that Nelson had reached
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Despite his aristocratic ancestry, he sympathised with the
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in 1798 he was in command of the rear division. His ship,
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Villeneuve, Pierre-Charles de, (1763–1806), vice-amiral
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Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve
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