Pierre-Marie Le Bozec
Pierre-Marie Le Bozec (Île-de-Bréhat, 28 April 1769 - Île-de-Bréhat, 15 May 1830) was a French Navy officer.
Le Bozec was born to a family of sailors, and started sailing in 1780 on a merchantman. From 1782, he took part in the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War on the 80-gun Deux Frères, captained by his father.
From 1787 and 1789, he served as second captain on the Comte Esterhazy and the Colombe, and on the Deux Frères again.
Le Bozec was promoted to ensign in 1792. The following year, he was given command of the corvette Vaillante, tasked with escort duties in the English Channel. He was involved in a fight with a British corvette, driving her away. He was promoted to lieutenant the same year.
In early 1794, Le Bozec was awarded command of the brand new 24-gun corvette Républicaine. After a number of patrols in the Channel, he joined up with Lhermitte's squadron, bound for Norway. It comprised the frigates Seine, under Lhermitte, and Galathée, under Labutte.
The squadron found itself blocked by cold and damage in a Norwegian harbour during the entire winter of 1794 - 1795, sustaining over 250 dead from illness out of a total complement of 880. In spring, Seine and Galathée returned to France, leaving Républicaine to care for the untransportable sick. They eventually were rescued by the corvette Subtile.
In the summer and autumn of 1795, Républicaine and Subtile sailed together in a number of short patrols. Le Bozec sustained an injury in a battle against a British frigate.
In March 1796, Le Bozec was promoted to commander and set sail for a patrol off the coasts of Africa and Brazil, capturing 76 prizes. In 1798 it captures the ship Rainha dos Anjos (Queen of Angels) in Maldonado (today, Uruguay). In July 1799, he met the 38-gun HMS Tamar and, after losing all his masts, had to strike his colours.
Le Bozec was exchanged after a few months. In 1801, he was appointed to the 44-gun Clorinde and took part in the campaigns at Santo Domingo under Latouche Tréville.
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