Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin
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Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin | |
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Second French Republic | |
Service/ | French Navy |
Years of service | 1806 – 1860 |
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars Crimean War
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Awards | Minister of Marine |
Ferdinand-Alphonse Hamelin (2 September 1796 – 10 January 1864), French admiral, was born in Pont-l'Évêque, Normandy. He was the nephew of Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, a successful rear admiral in the French Navy of the Napoleonic era.
Early career
Hamelain went to sea in 1806 as cabin boy with his uncle,
Career after the First French Empire fell
He returned to France in 1811. On the fall of the
He was promoted vice-admiral in 1848. During the Crimean War he commanded in the Black Sea, and co-operated with Admiral Dundas in the bombardment of Sevastopol on 17 October 1854. His relations with his English colleague were not very cordial. On 7 December 1854 he was promoted to admiral. Shortly afterwards he was recalled to France, and was named minister of marine.[1]
His administration lasted till 1860, and was remarkable for the expeditions to
References
- ^ a b c d public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hamelin, François Alphonse". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 876. His identification as François seems to be in error. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the