Pierre-François Violette
Pierre-François Violette | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Sans-nez Captaine" (Noseless Captain) |
| Born | November 1759 Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France |
| Died | October 1836 (aged 76) Cognac, France |
| Allegiance | French Empire |
| Branch | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1788–1813 |
| Rank | Captain (Capitaine de vaisseau) |
| Commands | Magnanime |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Pierre-François Violette (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa vjɔlɛt]; November 1759 - October 1836) was a French naval captain who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, a small commune in the Somme department of France, sometime in November of 1759.