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François Aregnaudeau (sometimes written "Aregneaudeau"〔Gallois, vol.2, p.244〕) (Nantes, 22 August 1774〔(Contributions de Michel Paquet ) in (Navigateurs de Vertou et Trentemoult )〕〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.410〕 — disappeared with ''Duc de Dantzig'' around 1812) was a French privateer captain. == Career == Aregnaudeau was born on 22 August 1774 to Louis Aregnaudeau, a merchant, and Catherine-Jacquette-Victoire Boivin. Aregnaudeau started his career in April 1793, aged 18, on ''Sans-Culotte'', a privateer chasse-marée from Nantes, under Captain Plukett.〔〔Demerliac, no 2237, p.258〕〔Brongniart, p.78〕〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.411〕 From 21 December 1796 to 15 May 1797, he commanded ''Sans-Culotte'' with the rank of ''enseigne de vaisseau non-entretenu'' for the French Navy.〔 Around July 1798, Aregnaudeau was 4th officer on the privateer ''Sandwich'', under Aimé Durand, taking part in the capture of the ''Marguerite'', ''Bernstorff'', and ''Williams''.〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.397〕 In 1799, commanding the ''Heureux Spéculateur'',〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.412.〕〔Demerliac, no 2027, p.241〕 Aregnaudeau captured several ships off Darmouth, notably two transports loaded with iron bars and three merchantmen valued at 1.5 million francs.〔 In June 1803, Aregnaudeau took command of the 550-ton corvette ''Blonde'', from Bordeaux, with 32 guns (24 or twenty-six 8-pounders and 8 or six 6-pounders).〔Demerliac, no 2280, p.285〕 On 22 July 1803, he captured the ''Culland's Grove'', valued at 2.5 million francs in insurance money. She was an "extra ship" for the British East India Company and was returning from Bengal with a valuable cargo. Aregnaudeau on 3 August took her and , a former Royal Navy brig but now a whaling ship that was returning to London from the South Seas Fisheries, into Pasajes.〔(''Lloyd's List'', n° 4378. )〕 On 24 February 1804, ''Blonde'' departed from Santander, pain, and in the following days captured the ships ''Diana'', ''Eclipse'', ''Sally and Rebecca'', ''Rollindson'', and ''Zephir''. On 24 March 1804, ''Blonde'' encountered an eight-ship convoy escorted by the corvette HMS ''Wolverine''. Aregnaudeau attacked ''Wolverine'' and forced her to surrender.〔〔 ''Wolverine'' sank almost immediately after striking. While ''Blonde''s crew was busy rescuing the survivors, the convoy attempted to escape. Still, ''Blonde'' managed to capture two ships, ''Nelson'' and ''Union''. Denis Decrès ordered that the most deserving crew members of ''Blonde'' be honoured; Aregnaudeau received a sword of honour from the merchants of Bordeaux, and on 18 July 1804 he was made a Knight in the Legion of Honour.〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.418〕 On 16 August 1804, at coordinates ,〔 ''Blonde'' encountered the frigate HMS ''Loire''. After a chase of 20 hours, including a running fight of a quarter of an hour, during which the British had one midshipman and five men wounded, and the French lost two men killed and five wounded, ''Blonde'' struck.〔〔James, Naval History of Great Britain - Vol III, p 276〕 ''Loire'' took her prize in tow to Plymouth where the prisoners were disembarked on 31 August. After several years in captivity, Aregnaudeau was exchanged and resumed his career on the lugger ''Actif'',〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.419〕〔Demerliac, no 2215, p.280〕 capturing an American merchantman, and later the brig ''Joséphine''.〔Demerliac, no 2314, p.288〕 In these cruises, Aregnaudeau notably capturing two ships, one valued at 40,000 and the other at 100,000 piasters.〔Brongniart, p.79〕 In October 1810, François Aregnaudeau assumed command of ''Duc de Dantzig''.〔Demerliac, p. 278 (no 2199)〕 On 20 November he captured the ''Ceres'', on 4 December the British ''Bonetta'', and a few days later the American ''Cantone'' and the British ''Jane'' in the Gulf of Mexico. Damaged by a heavy sea, ''Duc de Dantzig'' had to throw her guns overboard to remain afloat and returned to harbour. She set sail again on 18 June 1811, arriving in New York on 28 August with a British prize that the US government seized. By October 1811, Aregnaudeau had captured the ''Planter'', from London, the ''Tottenham'', and a Spanish schooner.〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.420〕 Aregnaudeau and his ''Duc de Dantzig'' were last heard of on 13 December 1811, when the privateer ''Gazelle'' reached Morlaix and reported on her activities.〔〔La Nicollière-Teijeiro, p.421〕 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「François Aregnaudeau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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