Back بيير تشارلز فيلنوف Arabic بيير تشارلز فيلنوف ARZ Pyer-Şarl de Vilnyov Azerbaijani Пиер-Шарл Вилньов Bulgarian Pierre de Villeneuve German Pierre-Charles Villeneuve Esperanto Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Spanish Pierre-Charles Villeneuve Basque Pierre-Charles Villeneuve Finnish Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve French
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Pierre-Charles Villeneuve | |
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 Amiral de Villeneuve, Musée de la Marine | |
| Born | 31 December 1763 Valensole, Provence, France |
| Died | 22 April 1806 (aged 42) Rennes, Brittany, France |
| Allegiance | |
| Service/ |  French Navy |
| Years of service | 1779–1806 |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | |
Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃaʁl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstʁ də vilnœv]; 31 December 1763 – 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars. He was in command of the French and the Spanish fleets that were defeated by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.[1]
- ^ Hannay, David (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 84.