Jean-François Landolphe

Jean-François Landolphe (5 February 1765, Auxonne – 1825, Paris) was a French naval commander.

Jean-François Landolphe

Life

In 1786 he was sent to the coast of Africa to set up trading posts. He was defeated by a British force in the Action of 4 August 1800. He published his Memoires in 1823.

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