Baron Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin 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.
Fight between Vénus and HMS Ceylon
Hamelin's name on the Arc de Triomphe, north pillar
The following is a list of the 660 names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. Most of them represent generals who served during the French First Republic (1792–1804) and the First French Empire (1804–1815). Underlined names signify those killed in action. Additionally, the names of specific armies are listed, grouped together by the four compass facades of the arch: North, East, South and West.
Northern pillar Armies of northern France, the lower Rhine and the Netherlands.
Eastern pillar Armies of Central Europe, Switzerland and Italy.
Southern pillar Armies of Mediterranean Europe, Egypt and southern France.
Western pillar Armies of the Pyrenees, western France and notable units.