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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instanceOf French naval officer
human
vice admiral
allegiance First French Empire NERFINISHED
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)
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
role in the Battle of Trafalgar
service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
occupation naval officer
opponent Horatio Nelson NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Trafalgar NERFINISHED
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
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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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) fleetCommander Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve