Latouche-Tréville Louis-René — French Admiral

Generated portrait. Not a historical photograph.

Overview

Latouche-Tréville commanded the Toulon fleet until his death in August 1804. That vacancy is why Villeneuve Pierre-Charles — French Admiral sailed the Trafalgar Campaign 1805. The succession is already on Villeneuve’s note, sourced to Adkin and White.¹

Career and Key Roles

This note covers the succession, not a full life. Licensed pages are the 1805 campaign ranges: @adkin2005trafalgar pp. 250–285 and 286–323, @knight2005pursuit pp. 480–510 and 511–572. American-war service, the 1803 Boulogne actions, and cause of death remain stub research. They are not stated as fact here.

Key Decisions and Actions

He is the man who is not there. After August 1804 Napoleon gave Toulon to Villeneuve. Villeneuve sailed on 29 March 1805, joined Gravina Federico — Spanish Admiral at Cadiz — Spanish Naval Port, and ended at the Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview. Decrès Denis — French Naval Minister is the later Paris end of the same chain.

Legacy

Later writers often rate Latouche above Villeneuve. That is argument, not a sourced verdict in this vault. It belongs in 88_Legacy_Historiography when someone writes it.

Sources

• @adkin2005trafalgar
• @knight2005pursuit

Related

Navigation

• MOC_Persons
• Military_Commanders_Index

Discovered From

• Villeneuve Pierre-Charles — French Admiral — the successor

Same Subject — Combined Fleet Command

• Decrès Denis — French Naval Minister
• Rosily-Mesros François-Étienne — French Admiral — still a stub
• Gravina Federico — Spanish Admiral

Key Battles / Events

• Trafalgar Campaign 1805 — the campaign that followed his death
• Battle of Trafalgar 1805 — Overview

Cross-Domain

• Cadiz — Spanish Naval Port
• Bucentaure — Overview
• Age of Sail — Era Overview

Footnotes

1. Villeneuve Pierre-Charles — French Admiral already states: on Latouche-Tréville’s death in August 1804, Napoleon gave Villeneuve the Toulon fleet. Sources there: @adkin2005trafalgar, @white2005nelson. ↩