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François Caron (French Navy officer)

François Caron (French Navy officer)

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For other people named François Caron, see François Caron (disambiguation).

François Michel Marie Ignace Caron (b. 6 August 1937) is a French Navy officer and historian.

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Biography

Caron was born to the family of a Navy captain, and joined the École navale in 1957. [1]

He captained several submarines before becoming first officer on the missile destroyer Duquesne, and later captain of the T 53-class destroyer La Galissonnière. [1]

He retired with the rank of contre-amiral.[1]

Works

  • Caron, François (1983). La Guerre incomprise ou les raison d'un échec (capitulation de Louisbourg). Service historique de la marine. ISBN 9782110911360. OCLC 879045239.
  • Caron, François (1989). La Victoire volée - Bataille de la Chesapeake. Service historique de la marine. OCLC 23254405.
  • Caron, François (1996). La guerre incomprise, ou, Le mythe de Suffren: la campagne en Inde, 1781-1783. Service historique de la marine. OCLC 463973942.
  • Van Hille, Jean-Marc; Caron, François (1998). Les vicissitudes d'un marin provençal, le contre-amiral Jean-Gaspard Vence. Preface by contre-amiral François Caron. Service historique de la marine. OCLC 572778855.

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    1. [1]
      Rouxel, Jean-Christophe. "François Michel Marie Ignace CARON". Parcours de vie dans la Navale. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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