MARINE. LANDOLPHE Jean François (Auxonne 1767 - Paris 1825) French sailor. Lettre A.S. adressée au citoyen FORESTIER, Paris le 3 Thermidor An IX (22 Juillet…

MARINE. LANDOLPHE Jean François (Auxonne 1767 - Paris 1825) French sailor. Lettre A.S. adressée au citoyen FORESTIER, Paris le 3 Thermidor An IX (22 Juillet 1801) - 2 pages in-4° - In August 1800, under the Consulate, Landolphe cruised near Rio de Janeiro, commanding a small division of three frigates; attacked by a numerically superior English fleet, he was defeated, and only one frigate escaped. Back in France, Landolphe appeared before the council of war, which acquitted him. Interesting l

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