Jean-Marthe-Adrien l'Hermite

*Contre-amiral*

Jean-Marthe-Adrien L'Hermite
Contre-amiral; Jean-Marthe-Adrien L'Hermite
	Contre-amiral Jean-Marthe-Adrien L'Hermite, portrait by Antoine Maurin.
Born	29 September 1766; Coutances, Manche
Died	28 August 1826 (aged 59); Plessis-Picquet
Allegiance	French First Republic; First French Empire; Louis XVIII
Service/branch	French Navy
Years of service	1780–1816
Rank	Contre-amiral
Commands held	Seine; Preneuse; Impétueux; Alexandre; Vengeur; Régulus; Ville de Varsovie; Ville de Marseille
Battles/wars	American War of Independence; Battle of Porto Praya; French Revolutionary Wars; Glorious First of June; Empire; L'Hermite's expedition
Awards	Baron of the Empire; Legion of Honour; Order of Saint Louis; Name engraved on the Arc de Triomphe

Jean-Marthe-Adrien L'Hermite (Coutances, Manche, 29 September 1766 — Plessis-Picquet, 28 August 1826) was a French sea captain and rear admiral, notable for his involvement in the Glorious First of June and his expedition into the Atlantic in 1805.

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