Giovanni Bausan

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Giovanni Bausan (* 1757 in Gaeta , † 1825 in Sorrento ) was a naval officer and politician of the Kingdom of Naples .

Life

Bausan came from a Neapolitan noble family. He took after joining the Neapolitan Navy on board British warships in the American Revolutionary War in part. After Napoleon had also conquered the Kingdom of Naples , Bausan followed King Ferdinand IV for a short time into exile in Sicily , which the Bourbons were able to keep under their control with British help. Like many other officers, he was bitter at British interference in the internal affairs of Naples and at the king's indulgence. When the Parthenopean Republic was proclaimed, he went back to Naples and defended it. In 1806 he returned from exile in France and fought against the British under Joachim Murat . In March 1807 he failed in an attempt to drive the British from Capri , who controlled the Gulf and the port of Naples from the island. It was not until October 1808 that the French and Neapolitans succeeded in conquering Capri.

On June 11, 1809, the Bourbon and British naval formations ran out of Sicilian ports to attack the Parthenopean Republic in various places. On June 24, 1809, the British and Bourbons occupied Ischia and Procida . On June 25, Murat sent Giovanni Bausan to Ischia with two warships and eight gunboats to support the garrison there. After the first skirmishes with heavy losses on the same day and also on June 26th, Bausan received the order to return to Naples. At Punta di Posillipo the British attacked him with the frigate Cyane , with the Brigantine Espoir and about 30 gunboats. The ensuing battle dragged on to under the port batteries of Naples. Bausan's ship Cenere and the British Cyane were badly damaged. Murat and a large crowd watched from the bank. When the British withdrew unsuccessfully, Bausan was immediately promoted by Murat and received a high award.

During the revolution of 1820 he was a member of the revolutionary parliament.

A street in Naples was named after Giovanni Bausan, and later the Italian Navy named torpedo boats and submarines after him.