Jean Bart

French military officer
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Also known as: Jean Barth
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Bart also spelled:
Barth
Born:
October 21, 1650, Dunkirk, France
Died:
April 27, 1702, Dunkirk (aged 51)

Jean Bart (born October 21, 1650, Dunkirk, France—died April 27, 1702, Dunkirk) was a French privateer and naval officer, renowned for his skillful and daring achievements in the wars of Louis XIV. Descended from a family of fishermen and privateers, Bart entered naval service first under the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter, but when war broke out between the French and the Dutch (1672–78) he returned to Dunkirk, where his knowledge of every detail of the coast enabled him to command a French fleet of small privateering vessels with great success. He took 81 prizes in six battles and was ...(100 of 252 words)