109:
85:
97:
31:
407:
after throwing part of her artillery overboard. The resulting loss of four French ships of the line and one frigate was blamed on captains, four of whom were court-martialed with one relieved of duty and one executed by firing squad, but
Allemand's role was never questioned, much to the outrage of
418:
In Toulon, Allemand commanded a squadron that remained at anchor until the end of the Empire. He engaged in a number of rows, fights and even brawls with his officers, and having very bad relations with the maritime prefect
392:
In 1809, Allemand was vice-admiral and commanded the squadrons of Brest and
Rochefort. His insufficient defensive dispositions allowed the British to launch a fireship attack on his squadron at anchor, starting the
311:, his family, and a number of officers, returning to Brest in November 1796. Upon his arrival, Allemand was relieved of duty for "brutality towards his crews" and "rudeness towards his passengers".
557:
552:
288:'s squadron. Martin and Allemand disliked each other, and their relations soured to the point where Allemand was nearly relieved of duty for insubordination after the
354:
On 22 June, Allemand was officially made chief of the squadron, and tasked with a diversion manoeuver that would bring him to rejoin
Villeneuve's squadron in Ferrol:
441:, but violently refused the office, arguing that he could now serve only as chief commander. This last outburst led to his disgrace and he was forcibly retired.
325:
562:
468:, in March 1815, Allemand offered his services to Napoleon, but Decrès refused to reinstate him. Allemand was the only general officer to be thus rebuked.
408:
the officers. Allemand was quickly transferred to the command of the
Mediterranean fleet to prevent possibility of his hearing by the court of Rochefort.
567:
397:. Allemand reacted to the attack merely by giving his captains their liberty of manoeuver and concentrating on the safety of his own ship, the 120-gun
166:
434:
420:
344:
427:
219:
In late 1786, Allemand returned to France to benefit from a reform of the Navy by which he could obtain a permanent commission of
355:
315:
351:. Upon the return of the squadron to Rochefort, Missiessy was disgraced and fell ill, giving effective command to Allemand.
537:
450:
382:. Allemand eluded three British squadrons sent to capture him, earning his division the nickname of "invisible squadron".
338:
289:
255:
516:
268:
239:
398:
260:
the previous day, making the first capture of a Royal Navy ship of the war and thus being heralded as a hero by the
394:
308:
235:
203:
191:
348:
251:
183:
329:
36:
454:
285:
199:
222:
146:
102:
362:
226:
for his service. In this capacity, he served on a number of frigates in the
Caribbean and off America.
328:, who again relieved Allemand from duty for "rudeness" in 1800. The next year, Allemand commanded the
307:, and on his way back captured a convoy worth 80 million francs, making 1,800 prisoners including the
547:
542:
458:
150:
56:
412:
376:
369:
261:
114:
234:
Allemand was promoted to full lieutenant in 1792, and had risen to captain by the outbreak of the
303:'s squadron. He was sent with two ships of the line and one frigate to raid British outposts in
385:
This success earned
Allemand the consideration of Napoleon, in spite of severe notations from
300:
245:
90:
502:
404:
321:
386:
430:
from
Lorient where they were trapped to Brest in order to form a larger French fleet.
531:
520:
Lord
Brougham F. R. S. et al., Volume 2, Part 1, London, Longmans, 1843, pp. 194–196
186:. Orphaned at an early age, he started his sailing career at 12 as an apprentice on
465:
359:
274:
518:
The
Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
472:
358:
was a vast commerce raid that led to the capture of 43 British merchantmen, the
238:
in 1793. He was given command of a light squadron, with his flag on the frigate
162:
136:
126:
30:
438:
389:
criticising his character. He was promoted to rear admiral on 1 January 1806.
284:
After returning to the
Mediterranean, Allemand was incorporated in Admiral
337:
After serving in office duties in 1802, Allemand received command of the
304:
457:, which he presided from August. In June, he was made a Knight of the
198:, in Suffren's squadron. By the end of the war, Allemand had risen to
278:
72:
347:'s squadron, on which he departed on 11 January 1805 for the
244:. Engaging in commerce raiding, he also captured the frigate
453:, but to no avail. In May 1814, he was made a member of the
273:
and carried out raids against British commerce outposts in
471:
In the following years, Allemand devoted his efforts to
449:
Allemand attempted to return to Navy service during the
299:(rear admiral), Allemand took command of a division in
190:, an East Indiaman. In 1778, at the outbreak of the
142:
132:
120:
78:
62:
43:
21:
267:In 1794, Allemand was given command of the 74-gun
314:Reinstated, Allemand took command of the 74-gun
475:, creating an ephemeral dissident Order named "
558:French naval commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
8:
165:officer and nobleman who served during the
208:. He later went on to serve on the fluyts
29:
18:
553:Members of the French Academy of Sciences
486:Allemand died in Toulon on 2 March 1826.
403:, which sailed to the haven of the river
324:. On 11 July 1799, Bruix was replaced by
159:Zacharie Jacques Théodore, comte Allemand
167:French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
495:
182:Allemand was born to a captain of the
194:, he volunteered for Navy service of
7:
563:Knights of the Order of Saint Louis
479:", of which he proclaimed himself "
433:In 1813, Allemand was made aid to
230:French Revolution and First Empire
161:(1 May 1762 – 2 March 1826) was a
14:
568:Counts of the First French Empire
411:On 15 August 1810, he was made a
504:Dictionary of Battles and Sieges
107:
95:
83:
16:French Navy officer and nobleman
426:In 1812, Allemand succeeded in
1:
356:Allemand's expedition of 1805
281:, capturing 21 merchantmen.
192:American War of Independence
584:
481:Souverain Grand Commandeur
395:Battle of the Basque Roads
309:Governor General of Canada
236:War of the First Coalition
428:bringing several warships
349:Saint-Domingue expedition
184:French East India Company
35:Portrait of Allemand, by
28:
477:SuprĂŞme Conseil du Prado
223:lieutenant de vaisseau
455:Académie des Sciences
320:and took part in the
216:in the Indian Ocean.
200:lieutenant de frégate
103:First French Republic
538:French Navy admirals
506:Tony Jaques, p.19-20
459:Order of Saint Louis
151:Order of Saint Louis
57:Port-Louis, Morbihan
451:Bourbon Restoration
413:Count of the Empire
290:battle of Cape Noli
262:National Convention
115:First French Empire
370:hired armed cutter
326:Latouche Tréville
250:, helpless after
156:
155:
91:Kingdom of France
23:Zacharie Allemand
575:
522:
514:
508:
500:
297:chef de division
147:LĂ©gion d'honneur
122:
113:
111:
110:
101:
99:
98:
89:
87:
86:
69:
53:
51:
33:
19:
583:
582:
578:
577:
576:
574:
573:
572:
528:
527:
526:
525:
515:
511:
501:
497:
492:
447:
375:and the 56-gun
322:Cruise of Bruix
232:
180:
175:
149:
108:
106:
105:
96:
94:
93:
84:
82:
71:
67:
55:
49:
47:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
581:
579:
571:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
530:
529:
524:
523:
509:
494:
493:
491:
488:
446:
443:
231:
228:
202:and served on
179:
176:
174:
171:
154:
153:
144:
140:
139:
134:
130:
129:
124:
118:
117:
80:
76:
75:
70:(aged 65)
64:
60:
59:
45:
41:
40:
37:Antoine Maurin
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
580:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
535:
533:
521:
519:
513:
510:
507:
505:
499:
496:
489:
487:
484:
482:
478:
474:
469:
467:
462:
460:
456:
452:
444:
442:
440:
436:
431:
429:
424:
422:
416:
414:
409:
406:
402:
401:
396:
390:
388:
383:
381:
380:
374:
371:
367:
366:
361:
357:
352:
350:
346:
343:, in Admiral
342:
341:
335:
333:
332:
327:
323:
319:
318:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
293:
291:
287:
282:
280:
276:
272:
271:
265:
263:
259:
258:
253:
249:
248:
243:
242:
237:
229:
227:
225:
224:
217:
215:
211:
207:
206:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
177:
172:
170:
168:
164:
160:
152:
148:
145:
141:
138:
135:
131:
128:
125:
119:
116:
104:
92:
81:
77:
74:
65:
61:
58:
46:
42:
38:
32:
27:
20:
517:
512:
503:
498:
485:
480:
476:
470:
466:Hundred Days
463:
448:
432:
425:
417:
410:
399:
391:
387:Denis Decrès
384:
378:
372:
364:
360:sloop-of-war
353:
339:
336:
330:
316:
313:
296:
295:Promoted to
294:
283:
275:Sierra Leone
269:
266:
256:
246:
240:
233:
220:
218:
213:
209:
204:
195:
187:
181:
178:Early career
158:
157:
68:(1828-03-02)
66:2 March 1828
548:1828 deaths
543:1762 births
473:Freemasonry
464:During the
445:Restoration
317:Tyrannicide
163:French Navy
137:Vice-amiral
127:French Navy
532:Categories
439:Flessingue
241:Carmagnole
79:Allegiance
54:1 May 1762
50:1762-05-01
435:Missiessy
345:Missiessy
340:Magnanime
252:her fight
173:Biography
405:Charente
379:Calcutta
305:Labrador
270:Duquesne
254:against
121:Service/
421:Emeriau
301:Richery
214:Outarde
210:Baleine
205:Annibal
188:Superbe
368:, the
365:Ranger
286:Martin
279:Guinea
257:Uranie
247:Thames
196:Sévère
143:Awards
123:branch
112:
100:
88:
73:Toulon
490:Notes
400:Océan
331:Aigle
221:sous-
377:HMS
373:Dove
363:HMS
277:and
212:and
133:Rank
63:Died
44:Born
437:in
534::
483:"
461:.
423:.
415:.
334:.
292:.
264:.
169:.
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
