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Villeneuve, Silvestre

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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French admiral, born at Vilensoles, Basses-Alpes; entered the navy at 15, became captain at 30; commanded the rear at the battle of the Nile; was placed in command at Toulon, steered his fleet to the West Indies to draw Nelson off the shores of France, but was chased back by Nelson and blockaded in Cadiz to the defeat of Napoleon's scheme for invading England, but felt constrained to risk a battle with the English admiral, which he did to his ruin at Trafalgar (1763-1806).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Villeneuve, Silvestre'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​v/villeneuve-silvestre.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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