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Emmanuel Halgan
Emmanuel Halgan (Donges, 31 December 1771 - Paris, 20 April 1852) was a French Navy officer and admiral.
Biography.
Born to the family of a bailiff, Halgan joined the French Royal Navy aged 16. He then served as a lieutenant and first officer on merchantmen.
After rejoining the Navy, he served aboard the brig "Curieux", captured by a British frigate in 1793. Halgan was taken prisoner. Upon his return to France, he served on the "Terrible"
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On 9 October 1799 she was under the command of "lieutenant de vaisseau" Emmanuel Halgan on her way from Lorient for Cayenne with dispatches. 
She was sailing towards and her convoy when the 74-gun "Excellent", which was to windward of "Impregnable", spotted her. "Excellent" chased "Aréthuse", catching her during the night. Captain Robert Stopford of "Excellent" described "Aréthuse" as having eighteen 9-pounder guns and a crew of 153 men, all under the command of a "