Guy-Victor Duperré
French admiral
Died when: 71 years 255 days (860 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Guy-Victor Duperré (20 February 1775 – 2 November 1846) was a French naval officer and Admiral of France.He is known for commanding French naval forces in the Mauritius campaign of 1809–11 and was victorious in the Battle of Grand Port, where he was wounded.
Later he had a command in the Mediterranean and continued to serve during and after the Bourbon Restoration.He commanded the naval elements of the expeditionary force that carried out the Invasion of Algiers in 1830 and went on to become Minister of the Navy three times.
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