Pierre-Charles Villeneuve

Vice Admiral

Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
Vice Admiral; Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
	Amiral de Villeneuve, Musée de la Marine
Born	31 December 1763; Valensole, Provence, France
Died	22 April 1806 (aged 42); Rennes, Brittany, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; French Republic; French Empire;
Branch	French Navy
Years of service	1779–1806
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands	Guillaume Tell; Bucentaure;
Battles / wars	Anglo-French War Battle of Fort Royal; ; French Revolutionary Wars Battle of the Nile; Siege of Malta; ; War of the Third Coalition Battle of Cape Finisterre; Battle of Trafalgar (POW); ;

Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃaʁl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstʁ də vilnœv]; 31 December 1763 – 22 April 1806) was a French Navy officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was in command of a French and Spanish fleet which was defeated by the British Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Vice Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
Amiral de Villeneuve, Musée de la Marine
Born	(1763-12-31)31 December 1763 Valensole, Provence, France
Died	22 April 1806(1806-04-22) (aged 42) Rennes, Brittany, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France French Republic French Empire
Branch	French Navy
Years of service	1779–1806
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands	Guillaume Tell Bucentaure
Battles / wars	Anglo-French War Battle of Fort Royal French Revolutionary Wars Battle of the Nile Siege of Malta War of the Third Coalition Battle of Cape Finisterre Battle of Trafalgar (POW)