Rémi Monaque Explained

Birth Date:	24 August 1936
Rank:	Rear Admiral
Branch:	French Navy
Alma Mater:	École navale
Otherwork:	Une histoire de la marine de guerre française

Rear-Admiral Rémi Léon Louis Marie Joseph Monaque^[1] (b. 24 August 1936)^[2] is a French Navy officer and naval historian.

Biography

Monaque joined the École navale in 1955,^[3] and was promoted to Ensign 2nd class on 1 October 1956, and to Ensign 1st class on 1 October 1958.

By then a Lieutenant de vaisseau, Monaque took command of the River-class frigate Découverte in April 1971. On 21 May 1976, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander and was given command of the T52-type frigate Béarnais.^[4] He later captained the Jean de Vienne.

Transferred ashore, he worked at the Navy General staff, in the Ministry of Defence and at the École supérieure de guerre navale.

Monaque retired from the Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral after a 37-year career.

Monaque has authored several books about the French Navy of the 18th and 19th centuries, especially the navy of the First French Empire.^[5]

Sources and references

Publications

• Book: Monaque, Rémi. Rémi Monaque. L'Ecole de guerre navale. Service historique de la marine. 1995. Vincennes. fr. ^[6]
• Book: Monaque, Rémi. Rémi Monaque. Latouche-Tréville, l’amiral qui défiait Nelson. 2000. Paris. fr.
• Book: Monaque, Rémi. Rémi Monaque. Les aventures de Louis-René de Latouche-Tréville, compagnon de La Fayette et commandant de l'Hermione. 2000. Paris. SPM. fr.
• Book: Monaque, Rémi. Rémi Monaque. Trafalgar. Tallandier. 2005. 9782286018696. Paris. fr. Grand Prix de la Fondation Napoléon.^[7]
• Book: Monaque, Rémi. Rémi Monaque. Suffren - Un destin inachevé. Tallandier. 2009. 9782847343335. Paris. fr.
• Book: Monaque, Rémi. Rémi Monaque. Une histoire de la marine de guerre française. Perrin. 2016. 978-2-262-03715-4. Paris. fr., Grand prix de l'Académie de marine 2017

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rémi Léon Louis Marie Joseph MONAQUE . Ecole navale, espace traditions . 20 April 2020.
2. Web site: Rémi Monaque . BnF Data . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 20 April 2020.
3. Web site: Rémi MONAQUE . Lisez ! . 20 April 2020.
4. Web site: Escorteur rapide Le Béarnais . Netmarine . 20 April 2020.
5. Web site: Mioque . Nicolas . Une histoire de la marine de guerre française . Trois Ponts! . 20 April 2020 . 17 September 2016.
6. Web site: Monaque, Rémi, 1936- . Library of Congress . 20 April 2020.
7. Web site: Rémi MONAQUE . Tallandier . 20 April 2020.