Jean-François Landolphe
Encyclopedia
Jean-François Landolphe was a French naval commander.
s. He was defeated by a British force in the Action of 4 August 1800
. He published his Memoires in 1823.
Life
In 1786 he was sent to the coast of Africa to set up trading postTrading post
A trading post was a place or establishment in historic Northern America where the trading of goods took place. The preferred travel route to a trading post or between trading posts, was known as a trade route....
s. He was defeated by a British force in the Action of 4 August 1800
Action of 4 August 1800
The Action of 4 August 1800 was a highly unusual naval engagement that took place off the Brazilian coast during the French Revolutionary Wars. A French frigate force that had been raiding British commerce off West Africa approached and attempted to attack a large convoy of valuable East Indiamen,...
. He published his Memoires in 1823.