Rémi Monaque

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Rémi Monaque
Born24 August 1936 Edit this on Wikidata (age 85)
OccupationNaval officer Edit this on Wikidata
Rankcontre-amiral Edit this on Wikidata
BranchFrench Navy Edit this on Wikidata

Real-Admiral Rémi Léon Louis Marie Joseph Monaque[1] (b. 24 August 1936)[2][3] is a French Navy officer and naval historian.

Biography[]

Monaque joined the École navale in 1955,[4] rising the Ensign 2nd class on 1 October 1956, and to Ensign 1st class on 1 October 1958.[1]

By then a Lieutenant de vaisseau, Monaque took command of the River-class frigate in April 1971. On 21 May 1976, he has been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander and was given command of the T52-type frigate Béarnais.[1][5][3] He later captain the T 47-class destroyer , and the Georges Leygues-class frigate Jean de Vienne.[3]

Transferred ashore, he worked at the Navy General staff, in the Ministry of Defence and at the École supérieure de guerre navale.[3]

Monaque retired from the Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral after a 37-year career.[4]

Monaque has authored several books about the French Navy of the 18th and 19th centuries, especially the navy of the First French Empire.[6]

Sources and references[]

Publications

  • Monaque, Rémi (1995). L'Ecole de guerre navale (in French). Vincennes: Service historique de la marine.[7]
  • Monaque, Rémi (2000). Latouche-Tréville, l’amiral qui défiait Nelson (in French). Paris.[2]
  • Monaque, Rémi (2000). Les aventures de Louis-René de Latouche-Tréville, compagnon de La Fayette et commandant de l'Hermione (in French). Paris: SPM.
  • Monaque, Rémi (2005). Trafalgar (in French). Paris: Tallandier. ISBN 9782286018696. Grand Prix de la Fondation Napoléon.[8]
  • Monaque, Rémi (2009). Suffren - Un destin inachevé (in French). Paris: Tallandier. ISBN 9782847343335.
  • Monaque, Rémi (2016). Une histoire de la marine de guerre française (in French). Paris: Perrin. ISBN 978-2-262-03715-4., 2017

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Rémi Léon Louis Marie Joseph MONAQUE". Ecole navale, espace traditions. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rémi Monaque". BnF Data. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Monaque (1995), rear cover.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rémi MONAQUE". Lisez !. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Escorteur rapide Le Béarnais". Netmarine. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ Mioque, Nicolas (17 September 2016). "Une histoire de la marine de guerre française". Trois Ponts!. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Monaque, Rémi, 1936-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Rémi MONAQUE". Tallandier. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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