Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
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Vice-Admiral Louis-Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse was a French Navy officer and politician. Born in Auch, after serving in the Indies under Suffren he rose in rank during the early stages of the French Revolution. Villaret commanded of the French fleet at the Glorious First of June, where despite being handed a heavy tactical defeat, he ensured the vital passage of a grain convoy to France.
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