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Charles-Marie Cunat (Saint-Malo, 20 May 1789〔Levot, p.108〕 — Saint-Malo, 21 February 1862.〔Levot, p.109〕) was a French naval officer, privateer and naval historian. == Career == Cunat started sailing at the age of 16 on the privateer ''Napoléon'', on which he fought in two battles.〔 In 1808, he enlisted on the privateer ''Deux-Sœurs''; during the campaign, he was appointed to the prize crew sent aboard a captured ship, which turned out to be so badly damaged that she had to make a port call in Tharangambadi for fear of sinking.〔 Cunat was taken prisoner and the British sent him to Puducherry.〔 Released on parole in 1809, the returned to Mauritius. The year after, he enlisted as a chief gunner on the frigate ''Minerve'', under Captain Bouvet.〔 He took part in all the battles of ''Minerve'', and sustained two injuries at the shoulder and the eye.〔 After the Invasion of Isle de France in late 1810, he returned to France, and obtained the rank of Ensign in 1811.〔 He was then appointed to a ship of the line in Antwerp. During the Siege of Antwerp in 1814, Bouvet fought ashore, leading a 25-man platoon.〔 After the Bourbon Restoration, he settled in Mauritius, retired from the Navy, and became the ship-owner of the ''Latchimie''〔The name of the ship honoured an Indian girl who had saved Cunat's life by treating him after he was bitten by a cobra〕 and sailed several journeys in the Indian Ocean.〔 In 1830, he was awarded the Legion of Honour.〔 Returned to France to support his ailing wife, Cunat continued to sail merchantmen as captain of the ''Noémi''.〔 After his wife's death, he remarried and settled in Saint-Malo in 1835 to raise his children.〔 From 1835 to 1862, he served as an aid to the major of Saint-Malo, and wrote History books in his spare time.〔 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「Charles Cunat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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