François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros
French admiral
Died when: 84 years 77 days (1010 months)Star Sign: Gemini
François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros (13 January 1748, Brest – 12 November 1832, Paris) was a French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
He is notable as being chosen by Napoleon to succeed Villeneuve as commander of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Cádiz, arriving to take up his appointment just after its defeat at Trafalgar.
His name is inscribed on the east side of the Arc de Triomphe.
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