Sunday, June 10, 2012

Seafaring Sunday: Birth of a Legend

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
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2 comments:

  1. Timmy!June 10, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    Another one I had not heard about before, Pauline...

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  2. PaulineJune 11, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    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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