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Nicolas Touffet was a French naval officer.

Career

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On 27 December 1808, Lieutenant Touffet took command of the brig Milan in Guyanne.[1] On 30 October 1809, as she was tasked with ferrying food and materiel to Guadeloupe,[2] Milan encountered the British frigates HMS Surveillante and Seine;[3][4][5] trapped in a heavy sea, Touffet struck without a fight.[6]

In 1811, Touffet had command of the brig Hussard, with the rank of Lieutenant, in the Escaut squadron under Vice-Admiral Burgues-Missiessy[7]

In January 1812, Touffet has been promoted to Commander and was captaining the frigate Jahde in Rotterdam.[8]

In 1814, Touffet took command of the corvette Egérie, bringing her from Dunkirk to Toulon, by way of Brest, from 20 May to 26 November.[9] From there, he cruised off Golfe-Juan, and ferried dispatches and troops between Toulon, Bastia, Ajaccio, Calvi and Toulon. He also ferried Consul Dubois-Thainville from Toulon to Algiers and Tunis. On 17 June 1815, he battled the British brig HMS Pilot.[10][Note 1]

From July to September 1820, Touffet carried out missions off Senegal on the fluyt Golo, notably ferrying Captain Le Coupé, governor of Senegal from Brest to Saint-Louis.[11] In March 1821, Golo ferried dispatches and materiel from Brest to Fort-Royal de la Martinique, and to Pointe-à-Pitre. She returned to Ile d'Aix with passengers.[12] In August 1821, Golo sailed from Toulon to Smyrne before returning to Toulon.[13]

In 1822, Touffet was promoted to Captain; in December, he took command of Jean Bart.[14] In November 1823, Jean Bart ferried sailors, soldiers and artillery equipment from Toulon to Brest.[15] From July 1823 to January 1824, Jean Bart transported funds from Brest to Fort-Royal de la Martinique; on 23 February 1823, she captured the Spanish privateer Nueva Veloz Mariane, off Azores.[16]

In 1824, Touffet sailed Jean Bart from Brest to Rio de Janeiro, arriving in June. He returned to Brest commanding of the frigate Astrée, ferrying dispatches from August to September.[17]

Notes, citations, and references

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Notes

  1. ^ English sources often misread the name Egérie as Légère.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 377
  2. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 396
  3. ^ Roche, p.309
  4. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 405
  5. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 422
  6. ^ Troude, p. 74
  7. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 426
  8. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 446
  9. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 497
  10. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 501
  11. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 534
  12. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 547
  13. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 543
  14. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 553
  15. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 572
  16. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 576
  17. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 591

References

  • "Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome deuxième : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826)" (PDF). www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr. Service historique du Ministère de la Défense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 4. Challamel ainé.
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