Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley

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Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley was a French naval officer of the Napoleonic era, best known for commanding a squadron that escaped Trafalgar but was later defeated and captured at the Battle of Cape Ortegal in 1805.

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instanceOf French naval officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
rear admiral ⓘ
allegiance First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
capturedAt Battle of Cape Ortegal ⓘ
capturedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
commanded French squadron at Trafalgar ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1770 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1829 ⓘ
era Napoleonic era ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
militaryBranch French Navy ⓘ
militaryConflict War of the Third Coalition ⓘ
notableFor commanding a French squadron at the Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
defeat and capture at the Battle of Cape Ortegal in 1805 ⓘ
escape from the Battle of Trafalgar with part of the combined fleet ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
opposedBy Royal Navy squadron under Sir Richard Strachan at Cape Ortegal ⓘ
Royal Navy under Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood ⓘ
Royal Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Cape Ortegal ⓘ
Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
partOf combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar ⓘ
placeOfBirth Granville, Manche, France ⓘ
placeOfDeath Granville, Manche, France ⓘ
rank contre-amiral ⓘ
servedUnder Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to: Napoleon I

Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve ⓘ
serviceStart French Revolutionary period ⓘ
linked to: French Revolution

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Battle of Cape Ortegal → combatantCommander (French) → Rear-Admiral Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley ⓘ