Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca
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Bust of Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca
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| Born | February 7, 1762 Vescovato, Haute-Corse, Corsican Republic |
| Died | August 1, 1798 (36 years of age) Aboukir Bay killed in action |
| Allegiance |
.svg){kind=small} Kingdom of France
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Royal French Navy (French: )  French Navy of the Republic(French: ) |
| Rank | Capitaine de vaisseau |
| Commands held | L' Orient |
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| Other work | Depute of Corsica at the Convention |
Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca (French: ), born February 7, 1762 in Vescovato, Haute-Corse, Corsican Republic (French: ) and died August 1, 1798, was an officer of the French Navy of France in the XVIII century.
Casabianca distinguished himself in the Royal French Navy (French: ), was depute of Corsica at the Convention (French: ), then became member of the Council of Five Hundred (French: ). He was the Commandant of L' Orient, the Admiral Vessel (French: ) which carried Napoleon during his Expedition in Egypt (French: ).
During the Naval battle of Aboukir (French: ) of August 1, 1798, where Admiral Horatio Nelson destroyed the French fleet in the Aboukir Bay, Casabianca fought with heroism until his death. During the course of battle, he ordered Giocante, his 12-year-old son who accompanied him, to remain in a section of the ship until he called for him. While the naval vessel was on fire, the boy, who ignored that his father was not alive, refused to leave his post without receiving his orders. The fire reached the gunpowder section; while the cannons were abandoned, the child perished in the explosion as well as a big part of the equipage.
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