Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars (3 August 1793 – 16 March 1864) was a French naval officer important in France's anexation of French Polynesia. He was born at the castle of La Fessardière, near Saumur. His uncle Aristide Aubert Dupetit-Thouars was of the hero of the Battle of the Nile. He joined the French Navy in 1804, where he was a young hand in the Boulogne fleet. He was promoted to Captain (Capitaine de frégate) in 1824.

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  • Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars (3 August 1793 – 16 March 1864) was a French naval officer important in France's anexation of French Polynesia. He was born at the castle of La Fessardière, near Saumur. His uncle Aristide Aubert Dupetit-Thouars was of the hero of the Battle of the Nile. He joined the French Navy in 1804, where he was a young hand in the Boulogne fleet. He was promoted to Captain (Capitaine de frégate) in 1824. He frequently travelled to Algeria, and had a decisive role in the conquest of Alger, when he established the attack plans. During the battle, he commanded the 20-gun Le Griffon. He was later put in charge of the Southern Seas command, in the Pacific Ocean. In 1834 he played a key role in protecting French shipping interests against the Peruvians. He became "Capitaine de vaisseau" on 6 January 1834, and accomplished a circumnavigation between 1836 and 1839 on La Venus. He was made admiral on 12 July 1841, in charge of the Pacific Naval Division. His mission was to take possession of the Marquesas Islands. In Tahiti, he entered in a confrontation with the English missionary and Consul George Pritchard (1796-1883), and finally expelled him and established a French protectorate over the territory. He was initially denounced for his actions by the French government, which was fearing a conflict with Great Britain. Relations between France and Great Britain soured considerably during the reign of Louis-Philippe, due to this "Pritchard Affair". Dupetit Thouars became a Vice-Admiral in 1846, and retired in 1858. He died in Paris in 1864. He had no children, but adopted the son of his sister, known as Abel Nicolas Bergasse Dupetit Thouars, who also became an Admiral, and played an important role during the Boshin War in Japan. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation A. Thouars when citing a botanical name.
  • Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars (* cerca de Turquant, 3 de agosto de 1793 - París, 16 de marzo de 1864) fue un navegante, botánico y explorador francés. En 1836 es nombrado Capitán de Navío, y producto de sus viajes y exploraciones, en 1840 publicó el libro Viaje Alrededor del Mundo en la Fragata Vénus, en los años 1836 a 1839, en el cual detalla sus observaciones. En 1841 es nombrado Contraalmirante y Comandante de las Fuerzas Navales en Oceanía. Y en 1842 estableció el protectorado francés en Tahití, obteniendo para Francia la soberanía de las Islas Marquesas. En 1846 fue nombrado Vicealmirante y el 6 de agosto de 1855 es nombrado miembro libre de la Academia de Ciencias Francesa.
  • Abel Aubert Du Petit-Thouars, né le 7 août 1793 au château de la Fessardière à Turquant et mort le 16 mars 1864 à Paris, est un navigateur et explorateur français.
  • Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars (também denominado por Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars), nasceu a 7 de Agosto de 1793 e faleceu a 16 de Março de 1864, foi um navegador, botânico e explorador francês.
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  • Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars (3 August 1793 – 16 March 1864) was a French naval officer important in France's anexation of French Polynesia. He was born at the castle of La Fessardière, near Saumur. His uncle Aristide Aubert Dupetit-Thouars was of the hero of the Battle of the Nile. He joined the French Navy in 1804, where he was a young hand in the Boulogne fleet. He was promoted to Captain (Capitaine de frégate) in 1824.
  • Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars (* cerca de Turquant, 3 de agosto de 1793 - París, 16 de marzo de 1864) fue un navegante, botánico y explorador francés. En 1836 es nombrado Capitán de Navío, y producto de sus viajes y exploraciones, en 1840 publicó el libro Viaje Alrededor del Mundo en la Fragata Vénus, en los años 1836 a 1839, en el cual detalla sus observaciones. En 1841 es nombrado Contraalmirante y Comandante de las Fuerzas Navales en Oceanía.
  • Abel Aubert Du Petit-Thouars, né le 7 août 1793 au château de la Fessardière à Turquant et mort le 16 mars 1864 à Paris, est un navigateur et explorateur français.
  • Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars (também denominado por Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars), nasceu a 7 de Agosto de 1793 e faleceu a 16 de Março de 1864, foi um navegador, botânico e explorador francês.
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  • Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars
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  • Abel Aubert Du Petit-Thouars
  • Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars
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