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Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière
Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière (5 November 1772 – 14 January 1849) was a French naval officer.
Biography.
Born at Gannat in Allier, La Gravière entered the service under the name Jurien Desvarennes as a novice pilot on the corvette "La Favorite" in May 1786.
Volunteer aspirant on the frigate "La Flore" 29 November 1787, aspirant, 1st class, and ship-of-the-line ensign on the corvette "L'Espérance" on November 1791
- "Letters of Admiral of the fleet, the John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent whilst the first lord of the Admiralty, 1801–1804," edited by David Bonner-Smith. Publications of the Navy Records Society, vols. 55, 61 ([London]: Printed for the Navy Records Society, 1922–27).
References.
References Literature.
- "Guerres maritimes sous la république et l'empire", Jean Pierre Edmond Jurien de La Gravière, Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre de Villeneuve, Charpentier, 1860 Tome