César-Joseph Bourayne
César-Joseph de Bourayne | |
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| Born | 22 February 1768 Brest, France |
| Died | 5 November 1817 (aged 49) Brest, France |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of France First French Republic French First Empire |
| Branch | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1781–1814 |
| Rank | Counter-Admiral |
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Counter-Admiral César-Joseph de Bourayne (22 February 1768 – 5 November 1817) was a French Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was appointed counter admiral in 1815, having been made a Baron of the Empire in 1811. A street in Brest, France was named after him, as was a bay and port of the island of Huahine in French Polynesia.