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Louis Alexandre Fournier


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth6.11.1783 - Brest ref:631
First Known Service5.3.1803ref:631
WifeJeanne Adélaide Micouin - Married 17.11.1805, Port Louis ref:631
Son-in-Law
Jean François LayrleFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1801-1860
ref:631
Son
Charles Anselme FournierFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1825-1869
ref:631
Grandson
Charles Louis Marie LayrleFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1851-1886
ref:631
Grandson
Charles Jules LayrleFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1850-1894
ref:673
Brother
Melchior M FournierFrench
Marine
Service 1838
ref:631
Last Known Service1807ref:631
Date of Death19.7.1815 - at sea off, Brest ref:631
Cause of DeathKilled by the Englishref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
5.3.18031807
La Sémillante (32) 1791-1808
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Enseigne de Vaisseau see his page , date ??
ref:631
14.2.1804 Battle of Pulo Aura 
18.9.1804 Battle of Vizagapatam 
2.8.1805 Action of 1805-08-02 
19.7.1815 Commanding the cutter the "Printemps" off the coast of Brittany , which protected a convoy , it was attacked by an English Division and in spite of the white flag raised on the coast . Hoisting the tricolor flag , he ran aground his ship and with his crew , resisted for long hours before being killed .ref:631

Notes on Officer


For Semillante date ?ref:631

Ensign on board the "Sémillante" with Ensign Albin Roussin , future Admiral; Commander Édouard Motard , Captain of the Navy .



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
ref:631Geneanet Web Site
ref:673Parcours d'officiers dans la Royale Web Site
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