Amable Troude
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Amable Gilles Troude (Cherbourg, 1 June 1762 – Brest, 1 February 1824) was a French Navy officer, who served in the Napoleonic Wars.
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Amable Gilles Troude | |
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Nickname(s) | "l'Horace français" ("the French Horatius") - Napoléon |
Born | (1762-06-01)1 June 1762 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin |
Died | 1 February 1824(1824-02-01) (aged 61) Brest |
Allegiance | French Empire |
Service/ | French Navy |
Rank | contre-amiral |
Commands held | Formidable |
Battles/wars | Battle of Algeciras Bay Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne |
Awards | Name engraved on the Arc de Triomphe |
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