Onesime-Joachim Troude
Born	31 January 1807  Brest
Died	22 January 1886  (aged 78)
Parent(s)	Amable Troude

Onesime-Joachim Troude (Brest, 31 January 1807 ? Brest, 1886 ^[1] ) was a French Navy officer and later naval historian.

Career [ edit ]

Born the fourth child of Amable Troude , Onesime-Joachim Troude had a career in the French Navy .

He took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830 as an ensign on the Aventure , under Lieutenant Quernel, and was aboard when she was wrecked on 14 May. ^[2] He survived the ordeal of the 200 marooned sailors when they were captured by Kabyles and 108 were decapitated. ^[3]

He later rose to the rank of Capitaine de fregate . In 1854, he married Sophie Hamon; together, they had two daughters: Emeline in 1855 and Gabrielle in 1856. ^[1]

In 1867, he published a four-volume Batailles navales de la France , mimicking William James' plan for his Naval history of Great Britain . ^[4] Michel Verge-Franceschi characterises them as promoting commerce raiding and states that they remain a classic to this day. ^[5]

Works [ edit ]

• Troude, Onesime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 1. Challamel aine.
• Troude, Onesime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel aine.
• Troude, Onesime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 3. Challamel aine.
• Troude, Onesime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 4. Challamel aine.

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