César-Joseph Bourayne

César-Joseph de Bourayne
César-Joseph de Bourayne
Born	22 February 1768; Brest, France
Died	5 November 1817 (aged 49); Brest, France
Allegiance	Royaume de France
Years of service	1781–1814
Rank	Contre-Amiral des Armées Navales
Battles/wars	; Battle of Fort Royal (1781); Battle of the Chesapeake (1781); Battle of Yorktown (1781); Battle of St. Kitts (1782); Battle of the Saintes (1782); Action of 7 May 1794 (1794); Action of 21 April 1806 (1806);

César-Joseph de Bourayne, later Baron Bourayne, (22 February 1768 – 5 November 1817) was a French naval officer, famous for his battles against British ships in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. He was appointed Rear-admiral in 1814, having been made a Baron in 1811.

A street in Brest bears his name, as does a bay and port of the island of Huahine in French Polynesia.

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