Villeneuve, Pierre de

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Villeneuve, Pierre de (pyĕr də vēlnöv`), 1763–1806, French admiral. He commanded the rear guard of the fleet in the disastrous battle of Abu Qir Abu Qir or Abukir , village, N Egypt, on a promontory in the Nile River delta. Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory over the French fleet off Abu Qir on Aug.
..... Click the link for more information. (1798). His defeat at the battle of Trafalgar Trafalgar, battle of , naval engagement fought off Cape Trafalgar on the SW coast of Spain on Oct. 21, 1805, in which the British fleet under Horatio Nelson won a famous victory over the allied French and Spanish fleets under Pierre de Villeneuve.
..... Click the link for more information. (1805) was partly due to the unpreparedness of his fleet and to his initial refusal to leave Cádiz when ordered to by Napoleon I. Taken prisoner by the English, he was released and committed suicide after returning to France.

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