Jean Dalbarade was a French naval officer who became an extremely successful corsair.
18 Facts About Jean Dalbarade
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Jean Dalbarade commanded the port of Lorient for two years, then was dismissed and soon after retired from the navy.
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Jean Dalbarade sailed as a corsair during the Seven Years' War.
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Jean Dalbarade then joined Minerve, armed with four cannon and 14 swivels, and then was made first lieutenant on Triomphante, a frigate with a crew of 160.
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Jean Dalbarade served again in the royal navy during the American Revolutionary War.
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Jean Dalbarade was wounded by a bullet while boarding the Swallow, and was taken prisoner by the English.
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Jean Dalbarade was freed in 1780 and took command of the privateer Aigle from Saint-Malo, with which he seized a score of ships.
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Jean Dalbarade was made a Knight of Saint Louis in 1787 by King Louis XVI of France.
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Jean Dalbarade was in charge of the department of Navy and Colonies for about 27 months during the Reign of Terror.
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Jean Dalbarade was ordered to deport disobedient priests to Guiana, but delayed their departure indefinitely.
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Jean Dalbarade had to recall the colonial commissioners and governors who had been sent by the National Assembly, most of whom were arrested.
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Jean Dalbarade managed to maintain the commissioners sent to Santo Domingo at the end of 1792 by Gaspard Monge.
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Jean Dalbarade remained at his post with the new title of Commissaire en charge de la Marine et des Colonies.
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Jean Dalbarade managed to obtain funding to start a program to build replacement vessels.
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Jean Dalbarade was found unfit to command by a court-martial, but was allowed to appeal.
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Jean Dalbarade was prematurely aged, and the wounds he had received during his active service often gave him great pain.
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Jean Dalbarade finally left the navy on 1 Vendemiaire year IX and retired to Saint Jean-de-Luz.
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Jean Dalbarade was made a knight of the Legion of Honor.