Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin de La Nuguy
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Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin, Chevalier de La Nuguy[Note 1] (Ploujean, 31 May 1751 — Norge, 4 December 1798)[1][2] was a French Navy officer. He served in the Indian Ocean under Suffren during the American Revolutionary War. Tromelin Island is named after him.
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Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin de La Nuguy | |
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Born | 31 May 1751 Ploujean |
Died | 4 December 1798 (aged 47) at sea |
Occupation | Naval officer |
Family | Bernard-Marie Boudin de Tromelin |
Branch | French Navy |
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