Guy-Victor Duperré
| Guy-Victor Duperré | |
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| Born |
20 February 1775 La Rochelle |
| Died | 2 November 1846 (aged 71) Paris |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/branch | Navy |
| Years of service | 1792–1843 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
Action of 3 July 1810 |
| Other work |
Minister of the Navy |
Action of 3 July 1810
Battle of Grand Port
Minister of the Navy
Guy-Victor Duperré (20 February 1775, La Rochelle – 2 November 1846, Paris) was a French admiral, Admiral of France (1830),Peer of France and thrice Naval Minister.
Duperré commanded the fleet at the Battle of Grand Port, where he was wounded. From 1812 to 1814, he commanded the French and Italian naval forces. On 5 February 1830, Charles X named him commander of the naval elements of the expeditionary force that carried out the Invasion of Algiers in 1830.
Duperré was born in La Rochelle to Jean Augustin Duperré, counselor of the king and financer for war, and Marie-Gabrielle Prat-Desprez. He spent a few years with the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri at the Collège de Juilly, before enlisting at 16 on the Henri IV, a French East Indiaman.
In November 1792, Duperré joined the Navy. He served against the Netherlands and Britain aboard the corvette Maire-Guiton, and later aboard the frigate Tortu. In May 1796, he was made an auxiliary ensign aboard the Virginie. In June, he was captured by the British during a night fight. He was exchanged two years later and made a full rank enseign, taking command of the corvette Pélagie.
In 1804, he was made a lieutenant de vaisseau, and later assistant of the préfet maritime of Boulogne-sur-Mer. In 1806, he served off Brazil aboard the Vétéran, under Jérôme Bonaparte. Back to France, he was promoted to capitaine de frégate on 28 September. In 1808, commanding the frigate Sirène, he led a troop convoy to Martinique; returning to France, he was intercepted by a British blockade off Lorient, and managed to escape by beaching his ship.
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