French ship Vengeur du Peuple
The Marseillois or Vengeur was a French line 74 gun ship, which was built in 1767 under the name Le Marseillois in Toulon.
History
Kingdom of France
The Le Marseillois was used in the American Revolutionary War.
On 13 August 1778 fought against the British HMS Preston. On July 11, 1779, she was involved with the squadron of Admiral d' Estaing in the conquest of Grenada. On September 5, 1781, she participated in the Battle of the Chesapeake the Count de Grasse in the Chesapeake Bay.
French Republic
In 1794 gave her the new French Republic, or the name Vengeur Vengeur du Peuple (German avenger or avenger of the people ).
On 16 April of the same year she joined before the Brest squadron of Villaret Joyeuse, at which escorted a load grain from America. On 11 and 12 Glorious First of the Year II of this squadron met with British ships. In the battle at the Glorious First 13 (1 June 1794) was the Vengeur a 4 hours continuous fierce fight against the HMS Brunswick at 47 ° 24 ' N, 17 ° 28' W47.4 - 17.466666666667. At the end she had lost all three masts and water leaks in all rooms; Moreover, a third of their team was unable to fight.
They surrendered and British ships salvaged at the 400 sailors and officers, including their captain Jean- Françcois Renaudin.
The injured and some sailors who wanted to stay on the ship, went down with the Vengeur.
The first reports that were sent to the deputies of the National Convention in Paris, reported the loss of a ship, the Vengeur that, calling with their whole team, " Vive la Patrie, Vive la République! " ( "Long live the homeland, long live the Republic! "), would have perished.
In the hitherto poor performance of the French Revolution Marine from a myth is created promptly. A model of the Vengeur was hung in the Panthéon, and a ship that was already under construction in Brest, received in memory of the " famous" predecessor the name Vengeur.
The theme has also inspired artists: the poet André Chénier wrote verses praising end, the composer Charles Simon Catel and lyricist Ponce -Denis Écouchard -Lebrun made an ode for baritone and orchestra, and the sinking was addressed by numerous painters.