François-Désiré Breton Explained

François Désiré Breton (1 May 1781, Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe - 15 April 1820, Les Cayes, Haiti) was a French naval officer.

Career

In 1800, aged 19, Breton departed Le Havre on Géographe as an ensign First Class to take part in Baudin expedition of 1800 to 1802. On 29 October 1801, at Timor, he transferred to Naturaliste.^[1] Aboard, he was appreciated by ensign Henri de Freycinet, though Baudin himself labeled him "the most useless of all aboard, and that is saying something".^[2]

In 1803, Breton served in the Indian Ocean, captaining the frigate Manche.

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Book: Breton , François Désiré . François-Désiré Breton

. Journal de François-Désiré Breton . François-Désiré Breton . Archives nationales de France, série Marine, 5JJ57 .

• Book: Baudin , Nicolas . Nicolas Baudin

. Mon voyage aux Terres australes, journal personnel du commandant Baudin . Nicolas Baudin . 2000 . Actes Sud . 978-2743303846 .

• Book: Péron , François . François Péron

. Voyage de découvertes aux terres australes . François Péron . 1824 . A. Bertrand . 978-2743303846 .

Notes and References

1. Péron, op. cit.
2. Baudin, op. cit., p.293