Julienne David
Julienne David (1773-1843), was a French privateer.
Julienne David participated in the Vendée Revolt on the royalists side and was imprisoned, but managed to escape sentence. After having secured a privateer's letter, she persecuted British ships on the English channel from her base in Nantes.
In 1803, she was imprisoned in England for 8 years. After her release, she returned to France. A street in Nantes is named after her. She's also the subject of a novel.
References[]
- Marie-Eve Sténuit, Femmes pirates: Les écumeuses des mers. Paris: Éditions du Trésor 2015. ISBN 979-10-91534-15-4
Categories:
- French privateers
- 1773 births
- 1843 deaths
- Women in 19th-century warfare
- Female pirates
- 19th-century pirates