Pierre Dumanoir le Pelley
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Vice-amiral Pierre-Etienne-René-Marie Dumanoir Le Pelley |
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Vice-amiral Dumanoir Le Pelley
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| Born | 2 August 1770 Granville |
| Died | 7 July 1829 (aged 58) Paris |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France Kingdom of the French French First Republic First French Empire
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| Service/branch |
 French Navy
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| Years of service | 1787 – 1815 |
| Rank | Vice-amiral |
| Awards |
Count of the Empire |
| Relations | Cousin to Georges-René Pléville Le Pelley |
Count of the Empire
Grand officer of the Legion of Honour
Vice-Admiral Count Pierre-Etienne-René-Marie Dumanoir Le Pelley (Granville, 2 August 1770 – Paris, 6–7 July 1829) was a French Navy officer, best known for commanding the vanguard of the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Dumanoir joined the Navy in 1787 as an élève de port and served in America until 1790. He was then promoted to ensign and served on the frigates Pomone and Néréide, cruising off Africa. He then embarked on the fluyt Dromadaire, bound for Cayenne.
Promoted to lieutenant in 1790, he was appointed to the staff of Admiral Martin. He served on Sans-Culotte.
Promoted to captain, Dumanoir took command of the Berwick in Richery's squadron, raiding commerce in the Mediterranean and in Newfoundland.
In 1796, Dumanoir commanded a division under Admiral Bouvet during the Expédition d'Irlande, with his flag on Révolution. Upon his return to France, he encountered the Scévola, badly damaged in a storm, and rescued her crew.
In 1798, Dumanoir took part in the preparation for the invasion of Egypt, and was tasked with supervising the harbour of Alexandria afterwards. The next year, he commanded the frigate Carrère, ferrying Lannes, Murat, Marmont and Parceval-Grandmaison to France, and sailing with the Muiron which carried ferrying Bonaparte, Gantheaume, Berthier, Andréossi, Monge, Berthollet, Denon, Lavalette et Bourienne.
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