French frigate Atalante (1802)
The Atalante was a 40-gun Virginie-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1802.
Defence of the Centurion in Vizagapatam Road, 15 September 1804, Engraving by Thomas Sutherland after a sketch by Sir James Lind
Atalante can be seen in this printed key for a view of the Battle of Pulau Aur, a painting by Francis Sartorius, the younger after a drawing by an officer on board the Henry Addington
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, Comte de Linois was a French admiral who served in the French Navy during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. He commanded the combined Franco-Spanish fleet during the Algeciras Campaign in 1801, winning the First Battle of Algeciras before losing the Second Battle of Algeciras. He then led an unsuccessful campaign against British trade in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea in 1803, being defeated by a harmless fleet of the East India Company during the Battle of Pulo Aura and ending his cruise and sea-going career being bested in battle by John Warren in the action of 13 March 1806. Following the Bourbon restoration, Linois was appointed Governor of Guadeloupe. He supported Napoleon during the Hundred Days and so, on his return to France, he was forced to resign and was court martialled. Although acquitted, he was placed in retirement and never served again.
Linois' squadron engaging HMS Centurion in the Vizagapatam roads
HMS London capturing Linois' flagship Marengo on 13 March 1806
Linois' name as it appears on the Arc de Triomphe