Prisoners of war. REPORT OF THE MILITARY OFFICERS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY REGARDING CAPTAIN BEDOUT, WHO COMMANDED THE SHIP LE TIGRE, UPON HIS RETURN FROM ENGLISH PRISONS where he was held captive, 20 brumaire year 4 (November 11, 1795). 18915-12
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Prisoners of war. REPORT OF MILITARY OFFICERS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY CONCERNING CAPTAIN BEDOUT, WHO COMMANDED THE SHIP LE TIGRE, UPON HIS RETURN FROM ENGLISH PRISONS where he was held captive, 20 Brumaire Year 4 (11 November 1795). 18915-12
Captain Jacques Bedout was captured by the British in the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795 (5 Messidor Year 3).
Upon his return from British prisons, the Committee, based on the report from the naval commissioner, decided that this captain would be promoted from the 3rd class to the first, this promotion being the reward for his military conduct:
"He has already informed the Committee on 28 Fructidor of the courage and intrepidity of this officer; 300 men killed, 150 wounded, 8 feet of water in the hold, all maneuvers in disarray, Bedout covered in wounds, alone on his deck, and unconscious, it was in this state that the Tiger surrendered to five British ships that had been fighting it for a long time. [...]
But the enormous losses caused by his capture, his effects, his provisions, everything passed into the hands of the Enemy, he only brings back from England his zeal and his courage [...]"
Some effects will be given to him, which will not cover all those he lost:
"A saber, a sword, a pair of pistols, a silversmith's sextant, a Dollond telescope for day and night, and an extraordinary gratification of eighteen thousand pounds which might, by indemnifying him, put him in a position to take on another command [...]
"Approved by the Executive Directory the gift of the instruments and the gratification above." Signed L.M. Revellière-Lepeaux **; Reubell *** president; Carnot ****
Dimensions: 31 cm x 20.5 cm. Good condition, fold marks, foxing.
HISTORY:
Le Tigre is a 74-gun ship of the French Navy. It served during the wars of the French Revolution before being captured by the Royal Navy.
Its first captain was Pierre Jean Van Stabel. When Van Stabel was promoted to rear admiral, Le Tigre became the flagship of a squadron of six ships under his command. It took part in the rescue of the frigate Sémillante, along with the Jean Bart.
Under the command of Jacques Bedout, it participated in the Battle of Groix during which it was captured by the British. Integrated into the Royal Navy as HMS Tigre, it was dismantled in June 1817.
* Jacques Bedout, born on January 13, 1751 in Quebec (New France) and died on April 17, 1818 in Pauillac, France, was a French naval officer. He had a career in the merchant navy and the royal and imperial navy in France.
** Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, also spelled La Revellière or Larévellière, born on August 24, 1753 in Montaigu (Poitou province, current department of Vendée), died on March 27, 1824 in Paris in the former 11th arrondissement, was a politician of the French Revolution. He held seats as a deputy in the National Constituent Assembly, the National Convention, and the Council of Five Hundred, and was elected as a director under the Directory.
*** Jean-François Reubell or Rewbell (signed as Reubell), born on October 6, 1747 in Colmar, Alsace, and died on November 24, 1807 in the same city, was a French politician and diplomat, a moderate but uncompromising republican figure of the Revolution and one of its main actors.
**** Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, born on May 13, 1753 in Nolay (France) and died on August 2, 1823 in Magdeburg (Prussia), was a French mathematician, physicist, officer, and statesman. A deputy in the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention, he was a member of the Committee of Public Safety in 1793-1794 and a Director in 1795 [...].
Captain Jacques Bedout was captured by the British in the Battle of Groix on 23 June 1795 (5 Messidor Year 3).
Upon his return from British prisons, the Committee, based on the report from the naval commissioner, decided that this captain would be promoted from the 3rd class to the first, this promotion being the reward for his military conduct:
"He has already informed the Committee on 28 Fructidor of the courage and intrepidity of this officer; 300 men killed, 150 wounded, 8 feet of water in the hold, all maneuvers in disarray, Bedout covered in wounds, alone on his deck, and unconscious, it was in this state that the Tiger surrendered to five British ships that had been fighting it for a long time. [...]
But the enormous losses caused by his capture, his effects, his provisions, everything passed into the hands of the Enemy, he only brings back from England his zeal and his courage [...]"
Some effects will be given to him, which will not cover all those he lost:
"A saber, a sword, a pair of pistols, a silversmith's sextant, a Dollond telescope for day and night, and an extraordinary gratification of eighteen thousand pounds which might, by indemnifying him, put him in a position to take on another command [...]
"Approved by the Executive Directory the gift of the instruments and the gratification above." Signed L.M. Revellière-Lepeaux **; Reubell *** president; Carnot ****
Dimensions: 31 cm x 20.5 cm. Good condition, fold marks, foxing.
HISTORY:
Le Tigre is a 74-gun ship of the French Navy. It served during the wars of the French Revolution before being captured by the Royal Navy.
Its first captain was Pierre Jean Van Stabel. When Van Stabel was promoted to rear admiral, Le Tigre became the flagship of a squadron of six ships under his command. It took part in the rescue of the frigate Sémillante, along with the Jean Bart.
Under the command of Jacques Bedout, it participated in the Battle of Groix during which it was captured by the British. Integrated into the Royal Navy as HMS Tigre, it was dismantled in June 1817.
* Jacques Bedout, born on January 13, 1751 in Quebec (New France) and died on April 17, 1818 in Pauillac, France, was a French naval officer. He had a career in the merchant navy and the royal and imperial navy in France.
** Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, also spelled La Revellière or Larévellière, born on August 24, 1753 in Montaigu (Poitou province, current department of Vendée), died on March 27, 1824 in Paris in the former 11th arrondissement, was a politician of the French Revolution. He held seats as a deputy in the National Constituent Assembly, the National Convention, and the Council of Five Hundred, and was elected as a director under the Directory.
*** Jean-François Reubell or Rewbell (signed as Reubell), born on October 6, 1747 in Colmar, Alsace, and died on November 24, 1807 in the same city, was a French politician and diplomat, a moderate but uncompromising republican figure of the Revolution and one of its main actors.
**** Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, born on May 13, 1753 in Nolay (France) and died on August 2, 1823 in Magdeburg (Prussia), was a French mathematician, physicist, officer, and statesman. A deputy in the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention, he was a member of the Committee of Public Safety in 1793-1794 and a Director in 1795 [...].
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
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