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Jean-Marie (Jean) Dutertre (1768 in Lorient – 1811〔Gallois, p. 412〕) was a French privateer. His ships included the ''Modeste'', the ''Heureux'', the ''Passe-Partout'' and the ''Malartic''.〔Gallois, p. 405〕 ==Career== In September 1796, Dutertre set out for a capaign on the 20-gun ''Modeste'', which had previously been captained by Robert Surcouf under the name ''Émilie''. She seems to have been captured by HMS ''Fox'' near Visakhapatnam in March 1797.〔Demerliac, p. 308, no 2898〕〔Demerliac (p. 308, no 2898) states that ''Modeste'' was captured either by HMS ''Fox'' in March 1797, or by ''Cleopatra'' in April 1798; it appears that ''Cleopatra'' was in the English channel at the time, when she captured a privateer named ''Émilie'' but unrelated to the present ship.〕 Dutertre captained the 12-gun privateer ''Malartic'', with a 100 to 120-man crew.〔 He was a friend and rival to Robert Surcouf in the Indian Ocean, one of whose several captured British East Indiamen was carrying the theodolite that would be used to triangulate the Indies and then measure the height of Mount Everest – this was returned "with compliments, for science". His dispute over recruiting crews at Port Louis on Mauritius – lured by a "better diet on board" – was settled by governor Malartic.〔Gallois, p. 410-412〕 In 1800, Dutertre's ''Malartic'' captured the former East Indiaman ''Princess Royal''.〔 He also captured the former East Indiaman ''Thomas'', and in the same cruise, the ships ''Surprise'', ''Joyce'' and ''Lord Hobart''.〔Gallois, p. 406〕 He later captured the ''Governor North'', the ''Marquis de Wellesley''〔Name probably translated from English〕 and a brig, before returning to Mauritius, where he arrived with his prizes on 21 September 1800.〔Gallois, p. 407〕 Soon after, ''Malartic'' departed for another campaign, capturing the ships ''Frederic North'', ''Amboyna'', ''Alkias'' and ''Malava'', but was herself captured by the East Indiaman ''Phoenix'' on 10 November 1800.〔〔James, William, (1837), ''The naval history of Great Britain...Volume 3'', Richard Bentley, London, pp.386, (p.329 )〕 Dutertre was taken prisoner, and was eventually released under the Treaty of Amiens in 1803.〔 Dutertre eventually stopped commerce raiding and enlisted in the Navy. He achieved the rank of lieutenant and died in 1811 after the Invasion of Isle de France.〔 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「Jean-Marie Dutertre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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