Étienne Eustache Bruix
Étienne Eustache Bruix (* 1759 in Fort Dauphin on Saint-Domingue , † March 18, 1805 in Paris ) was a French naval officer.
The son from a distinguished family from Béarn , hired in 1786 on a slave ship under Captain Jean-François Landolphe . In 1778 he became Garde de la marine and experienced his first battles on the frigate Fox and on the Concorde . He served in several squadrons that supported the United States in its War of Independence.
As commanders of the Pivert , Bruix and Puységur were entrusted with mapping tasks around Saint-Domingue. In 1791 Bruix became a member of the Académie de Marine and was appointed captain on January 1, 1783 - but then dismissed from service in October 1794 due to his aristocratic descent. He then wrote the treatise Moyens d'approvisionner la marine par les seules productions du territoire français , in which he pleaded for the self-sufficient supply of the French navy.
This thesis interested Napoleon Bonaparte. Bruix was taken back into the navy in 1795 and initially commanded the Éole . In the wake of the French landing operation in Ireland, Bruix rose to Rear Admiral , on April 28, 1798 he became Minister of the Navy.
He personally took command of the fleet that broke the British naval blockade of Brest in order to sail towards Egypt , assisted in the siege of Genoa (1800), but had to turn back due to weather reasons and under pressure from the British.
Bruix was appointed by Napoleon to command the fleet that would invade England. Bruix died of tuberculosis during the preparations .
The Boulevard de l'Amiral-Bruix in Paris, part of the Boulevards des Maréchaux , is named after him.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bruix, Étienne Eustache |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French seaman and naval officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Dauphin , Saint-Domingue |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1805 |
| Place of death | Paris |