Auguste Baudin
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Auguste Laurent François Baudin (21 November 1800, Hoogstraten
Belgium
- 1 August 1877, Douai
) was a French admiral and colonial administrator. His uncle François-André Baudin
was also a naval officer.
He spent most of his career as a naval officer in the French colonies, becoming governor of Senegal and commander of France's West Africa Coast (Côtes occidentales d'Afrique) naval station from 1847 to 1850 (in which role he proclaimed to Senegal
the abolition of slavery decreed on 27 April 1848 by the Second French Republic), then governor and commander in chief of the naval division of French Guyana from 1855 to 1859, and finally commander of the navy in Algeria
from 1860 to 1862. He was made a grand officer of the Légion d'honneur
on 19 September 1860.
Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Hoogstraten proper and the towns of Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel,...
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
- 1 August 1877, Douai
Douai
-Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...
) was a French admiral and colonial administrator. His uncle François-André Baudin
François-André Baudin
François-André Baudin was a French naval officer. His nephew Auguste Baudin was a colonial governor and naval officer.-Life:...
was also a naval officer.
Life
Volunteering for the navy in 1817, he was promoted to élève de la marine in 1819, enseigne de vaisseau in 1822, lieutenant de vaisseau in 1829, capitaine de corvette in 1841, capitaine de vaisseau in 1846 and finally contre-amiral in 1855.He spent most of his career as a naval officer in the French colonies, becoming governor of Senegal and commander of France's West Africa Coast (Côtes occidentales d'Afrique) naval station from 1847 to 1850 (in which role he proclaimed to Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
the abolition of slavery decreed on 27 April 1848 by the Second French Republic), then governor and commander in chief of the naval division of French Guyana from 1855 to 1859, and finally commander of the navy in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
from 1860 to 1862. He was made a grand officer of the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
on 19 September 1860.
Sources
- Dossier militaire au SHD : Côte S.H.A.M. CC7 ALPHA 125.
- Dossier de Légion d'honneur du contre-amiral Auguste Baudin sur le site Leonore.
- Oruno D. Lara : Suffrage universel et colonisation, 1848-1852, L'Harmattan, 2007.