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Antoine René Thévenard (1766 – ''Aquilon'', Aboukir, 1 August 1798〔(Antoine René THEVENARD )〕) was a French Navy officer. His name is written "Henri-Alexandre Thévenard" in some English sources.〔(Naval History of Great Britain - Vol II 1796 Expedition to Ireland )〕 == Biography == Antoine René Thévenard was born to Antoine-Jean-Marie Thévenard, then a captain of the French East India Company. He was killed on 1 August 1798 during the Battle of the Nile. In early 1793, he captained the frigate ''Insurgente'' with the rank of Lieutenant, and escorted a convoy from Nantes to Brest.〔Fonds Marine, p.61〕 He was promoted to Captain in the summer of the same year〔 and appointed to the frigate .〔Fonds Marine, p.105〕 He took part in the Action of 21 October 1794, where a squadron under Sir Edward Pellew captured ''Révolutionnaire''. In 1794, Thévenard captained the razée ''Brave'', on which he sailed between Brest and Cancale, cruised off Ouessant and Guernesey, and returned to Brest.〔Fonds Marine, p.70〕 He was then tasked with leading a division in the Kattegat and the North Sea,〔Fonds Marine, p.112〕〔Fonds Marine, p.114〕 his flag on ''Brave'' and with the frigates ''Spartiate'' and ''Proserpine'', under Villemadrin and Daugier respectively.〔Fonds Marine, p.115〕 Thévenard also took part in the Biscay campaign of June 1795 on ''Brave''. In 1795, Thévenard was appointed to command of the 74-gun ''Wattignies'', on which he sailed from Lorient to Île-d'Aix.〔Fonds Marine, p.126〕 In 1796, Thévenard led the naval division of Saint-Domingue, with his flag on ''Wattignies'';〔Fonds Marine, p.178〕 he was promoted to ''chef de division'' in the same year.〔 In December, he took part in the Expédition d'Irlande. Thévenard commanded the 74-gun ''Aquilon'' at the battle of the Nile. Early in the battle he used the spring on his anchor cable to angle his broadside into a raking position across the bow of Nelson's flagship, HMS ''Vanguard'', which consequently suffered over 100 casualties, including Nelson, wounded by a piece of shot in the forehead. Thévenard was killed on the first day of the battle; captured ''Aquilon''.〔Fonds Marine, p.207〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antoine René Thévenard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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