Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin

Baron Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin (13 October 1768 – 23 April 1839) was a rear admiral of the French navy and later a Baron. He commanded numerous naval expeditions and battles with the Royal Navy as well as exploratory voyages in the Indian Ocean and the South Seas.

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin
1837 lithograph
Born13 October 1768
Honfleur
Died23 April 1839(1839-04-23) (aged 70)
Paris
Allegiance First French Republic (1792-1804)
First French Empire (1804-1815)
Bourbon Restoration (1815-1830)
July Monarchy (1830-1833)
Service/branchFrench Navy
Years of service1792 - 1833
RankRear Admiral
Battles/wars
AwardsLegion of Honour
Baron of the Empire
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