Jean Bart (* 21 October 1650 in "† 27 April 1702 in was a Korsar from Flanders in services of the French king of Ludwig XIV.

Beard hired 1662 on with 12 years as a Schiffsjunge on a smuggler and was with 16 guidance officer and participated in the Dutch navy under admiral Michiel de Ruyter at a raid against Great Britain. It fought under its instruction in the sea-battle of the four days. As Ludwig XIV. 1672 war against Holland led, returned beard to France and received royal would cape-hereditarycall. 1681 knew beard in the battle with Texel of 81 Dutch trading vessels kapern and became financially independent thereby of the crown. A career followed as patented Korsar within the French fleet and the birth of its son Cornil beard.

1689 he was taken prisoner by the Englishmen during an escort course. Together with his lieutenant Claude de Forbin and twenty sailors could short time on it from the port of Plymouth flee and with a stolen boat after three days rudders pc. Malo achieve. It broke through 1694 the English blockade and brought with a convoy from 150 ships food into the hungernde France.

For this act beard was struck to the "Chevalier de St. Louis" and raised into the nobility. After his successes Jean Bart became 1696 commanders of the French fleet. 1697 it befehligte the unsuccessful expedition after Danzig, which had the goal, Louis de Bourbon to install prince de Conti to the successor Johann Sobieskis as a king from Poland to.

At the age of 51 years the 2.04 meters high Jean Bart died on 27 April 1702 at the consequences of a flu and found its last on the Friefhof of the church pc. Eloi.

Honours

• reminds a monument since 1847 of it.
• Theodor Fontane wrote a poem of the same name.
• several French ships carried its names
• Likewise a carries in (frz. Dunkerque) its name, as well as the main place of is the Place Jean Bart.
• A turning tobacco (Halfzware Shag) carries likewise its names.

Literature

• Michel Delebarre: Jean Bart, you corsair, Lafon, the Neuilly sur Seine 2002, ISBN 2-84098-787-2
• Jacques Duquesne: Jean Bart, Edition you Seuil, Paris 1992, ISBN 2-02-013058-0
• Louis Lemaire: Jean Bart, 1650-1702, Beffrois, Dunkerque 1983, ISBN 2-903077-87-8

Related links

• English side over Jean Bart
• http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jean-bart/

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