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Pierre-François Cornic (Sieur Dumoulin)


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor, Privateer, Administrator, Merchant Sailor 
Date of Birth23.7.1731 - Île-de-Bréhat ref:683
First Known Service1755ref:683
A.K.A.Dumoulin, Cornic-Dumoulinref:683
WifeCatherine Le Quéré - Married 27.6.1762, Île-de-Bréhat ref:631
Son
Yves François CornicFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1766-1852
ref:631
Uncle
Mathurin CornicFrench
Ship Owner
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1745-1779
ref:683
Cousin
Charles CornicFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1739-1798
ref:683
Cousin
Mathurin CornicFrench
Ship Owner
Service 1778-1781
ref:683
Cousin
Yves CornicFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1780-1770
ref:683
Cousin
Pierre CornicFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1740-1759
ref:683
Last Known Service8.1.1798ref:683
Date of Death11.4.1801 - Île-de-Bréhat ref:683

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Sieur Dumoulinref:631
4.1755 
L'Opiniatre (64) 1750-1758
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Pilote
FWIKI
1756 
L'Agathe (6) 1756-1759
French 6 Gun
Unrated Cutter
, Pilotecapitaine en second
ref:631
1758 Before , Officier Bleu from Merchand NavyFWIKI
4.175829.5.1758
Echo (28) 1757-1758
French 28 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1758 Renamed "Echo"
, Enseigne de Frégate
FWIKI
29.5.1759 PrisonnerFWIKI
17611762
La Licorne (32) 1755-1778
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
17621763Lieutenant de Frégateref:683
17621763
L'Etourdie (20) 1762-1783
French 20 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant de Frégate, and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
2.5.1762 Lieutenant de Frégateref:631
17631778Resumes navigation to Commerce : captain of his cousin Mathurin Fils Cornic .ref:631
1780 
Le Serin (14) 1771-1789
French 14 Gun
Unrated Corvette
1783 Renamed "Courrier de L'Europe"
, Lieutenant de Frégate, as auxiliary officer and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
17821783
Le Jeune-Henri (Unknown) 1782-1783
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Unknown
, Lieutenant de Frégate, and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
17831785
Le Serin (14) 1771-1789
French 14 Gun
Unrated Corvette
1783 Renamed "Courrier de L'Europe"
, Lieutenant de Frégate, and Commanding Officer
FWIKI
7.1783 Lieutenant de FrégateFWIKI
4.1786 Officer of the Classes at MorlaixFWIKI
4.1791 Officer of the Classes at TréguierFWIKI
10.4.1793 Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI
10.1793 Contre-AmiralFWIKI
10.17931794Commander of the Squadron to attack Jersey at St Malo , aborded attack . Next must join the fleet of Villaret de Joyeuse But blockade of the port by the British , his squadron is not at the Third Battle of Ushant In search of the flotte , encounter the 8 juin 1794 with the squadron of Montagu  Retrait the 9 juin in the Goulet of Brest , with the arrival of the fleet of Villaret , Montagu retrait againt the 8 ships of Line of Cornic and in his rear the 19 of Villaret againt his 9 .FWIKI
10.17931794
Le Majestueux (106) 1780-1808
French 106 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1797 Renamed "Républicain"
, as Flag Officer, Contre-Amiral,
FWIKI
3.1795 Commander in chief of the Naval Force for the Manche (The Channel) In october 1795 , promotion to vice-amiral but non confirmation by the Directoire at Parisref:683
17978.1.1798Commander of the military force at St Malo Suspension for lack of civic spirit in january 1798  FWIKI
7.1798 ReformedFWIKI

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