Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
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Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve was a French naval officer best known for commanding Napoleon’s combined Franco-Spanish fleet during the Trafalgar campaign of 1805.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Pierre-Charles Villeneuve | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French naval officer
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human ⓘ vice admiral ⓘ |
| allegiance |
First French Empire
NERFINISHED
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French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1763-12-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stab wounds ⓘ |
| commanded |
French fleet at the Battle of the Nile (rear division)
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combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1806-04-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| familyName | de Villeneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre-Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Trafalgar campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflictContext | War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | vice admiral ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | chevalier ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the combined Franco-Spanish fleet during the Trafalgar campaign
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role in the Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| opponent |
Horatio Nelson
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| rankPromotedTo | vice admiral of the French Navy ⓘ |
| releasedIn | 1806 ⓘ |
| returnedTo | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Napoleon Bonaparte
NERFINISHED
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Vice-Admiral Brueys d’Aigalliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStart | late 18th century ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | support Napoleon’s planned invasion of Britain ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOfWar | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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