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Jean-Anne Christy de la Pallière, also written "Christy-Pallière", (18 September 1755 – 29 July 1829) was a French Naval officer. ==Biography== Born in Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord, to a captain of the French East India Company, Christy-Pallière began his sailing career in 1773, as an apprentice on an East Indiaman. He was ensign in 1774 and voyaged to China and to India in 1776-1777. On 8 May 1778,〔 Christy-Pallière joined the French Royal Navy, serving as a lieutenant aboard the frigate and taking part in the Battle of Ushant. From February 1779, Christy-Pallière served as an ensign on the 64-gun ship ''Sévère'', in Suffren's squadron. In 1782, he served aboard the 74-gun ; the ship ran aground as he was on duty and upon his return to France, in 1784, he was expelled from the Navy, in spite of his captain having been on deck at the time of the incident. On 1 March 1793,〔 Christy-Pallière was reinstated into the Navy and promoted to captain. He took command of the , and later of the ''Scévola''. In January 1794, as a nobleman, Christy-Pallière was removed from duty, but reinstated in November. From the ship ''Dix-août'',〔 he commanded a frigate division, and later captained the ship ''Convention''. In 1799, he was general adjutant of the , supervising the general staff of Admiral Bruix during the expedition to the Mediterranean. He then went on to command the 74-gun ship , which was renamed ''Desaix'' in 1801. On 3 July 1801, ''Desaix'' captured , captained by Lord Cochrane; brought aboard, Cochrane handed over his sword, which Christy-Pallière refused in recognition of Cochrane's achievements. Christy-Pallière took part in the ensuing Battle of Algeciras Bay. In 1803, Christy-Pallière was put in charge of the military harbour of Brest. From 1805 to 1815, he commanded the harbour of Toulon. He also periodically relieved the ''préfet maritime'', Jean-Marthe-Adrien l'Hermite, who was often too ill to serve. Christy-Pallière was retired on 31 December 1815, was reinstated in March 1816, and retired again at the Bourbon Restoration in July 1816, with the honorary rank of ''contre-amiral''. He died in Toulon in 1829. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean-Anne Christy de la Pallière」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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