Pierre François Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve
French Navy officer and privateer (1775-1860)
Ship-of-the-line Captain Pierre-François-Henri-Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve (28 December 1775 – 18 June 1860) was a French Navy officer and privateer. Born to a Navy captain, Bouvet started sailing at the age of 11, He served under his father on various ships between France and the Indies. He was taken prisoner by the British during their occupation of Toulon in 1793.
Released, Bouvet served on the frigate Amazone in Linois's squadron, which raided commerce in the Indies. After Amazone was wrecked at Cape of Good Hope, he attempted to return to Isle de France and inform the governor, but was captured en route by a British frigate. Released on parole, Bouvet designed a patamar or felucca of Indian pattern that he named Entreprenant. After he was exchanged, he cruised off the Malabar Coast undetected amongst indigenous shipping. Appointed to a 16-gun brig also named Entreprenant, Bouvet sailed to Manila and rescued the crew of Mouche n° 6 from detention.
Embarked in Duperré's squadron, Bouvet was given command of the prize Minerve, on which he took part in a battle against three large East Indiamen, of which the squadron captured two. On their return to Isle de France, the squadron met four British frigates, which it defeated in the Battle of Grand Port.
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