June 10, 1673: Rene Duguay-Trovin is born in Saint-Malo, France. Following a career path that almost exactly mirrored Jean Bart, Duguay-Trovin would start out as a successful privateer and graduate to a brilliant naval career. In the process, he would take upward of 320 prizes.
Header: 19th century engraving of Rene Duguay-Trovin via Wikimedia
2 comments:
Another one I had not heard about before, Pauline...
It's funny how many of these French privateers are virtually unknown these days. More on Duguay-Trovin in the future.
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