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Corentin Urbain de Leissegues (Hanvec, 29 August 1758 - Paris, 26 March 1832) was a French admiral of the Napoleonic wars, notably protagonist of the Battle of San Domingo. == Biography == Leissegues joined the Navy in 1778, at age 20. He served on the frigate ''Oiseau'' and took part in patrol in the English Channel, before being transferred on the ''Nymphe''. In 1780, he was promoted to lieutenant de frégate and joined the ''Magicienne''. In 1781, Leissegues served under Suffren and took part in the campaigns of the Franco-Indian alliances. He received a wound at the head during the Battle of Providien. From 1785, Leissègues served in the North Sea on the frigate ''Vigilante''. Promoted to sous-lieutenant de vaisseau, he served in the Indian Ocean aboard the frigate ''Méduse'' from 1787 to 1791. He took his first command with the brig ''Furet'', off Newfoundland. Leissègues was promoted to Captain in early 1793 and put in command of a convoy bound for Windward Islands. Arriving at Guadeloupe, he found the island in British hands, and launched a 4-month campaign to re-take it. He was subsequently promoted to contre-amiral. Upon his return to France, Leissègues was put in charge of harbour inspection from Saint-Malo to Vlissingen. He was then given command of the harbours of Ostend, Vlissingen, and Antwerp, as well of the naval forces stationed near Walcheren. Leissègues later led a naval division to Northern Africa to reduce attacks by Barbary corsairs. He managed to obtain assurances in Algiers and Tunis, bringing back presents and the ambassador of Tunis to Paris. The same years, he ferried General Brune to Constantinople. In 1806, Leissègues lead a five-ship squadron to reinforce Santo Domingo. A British squadron led by vice-admiral John Thomas Duckworth intercepted the convoy, and destroyed in the ensuing Battle of San Domingo. On 7 April 1809, Leissègues was put in charge of the defence of Venice. He was tasked to provide for Corfu, where he stayed until the surrender of the island to the Allied, in 1814, upon orders of Louis XVIII. Leissègues returned to Toulon in August 1814. He served under the Bourbon Restoration, rising to vice-admiral, until 1818. 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「Corentin Urbain Leissègues」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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