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== Life == |
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Born into an aristocratic family, |
Born into an aristocratic family, Alexandre was the nephew of the mathematician [[Marc-Antoine Parseval]] and the Académicien [[François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison]]. He volunteered for the Navy in 1804 and participated in the recapture of [[Le Diamant|Fort Le Diamant]] on [[Martinique]], then fought at [[battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] as an [[aspirant]] on board ''[[French ship Bucentaure (1804)|Bucentaure]]'', the admiral's flagship. As an [[enseigne de vaisseau]], Parseval-Deschenes participated in the 1815 hydrographic investigations of [[Brittany]]. In 1817 he took part in the expedition that retook [[Guyana]] for France, then commanded the French naval station in that colony for two years. |
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In [[1822]], as [[lieutenant de vaisseau]], |
In [[1822]], as [[lieutenant de vaisseau]], Alexandre was awarded the [[Légion d'honneur]] for successfully rescuing the crew of the frigate ''[[French ship Africaine|Africaine]]'', shipwrecked on the [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] coast. He then commanded the frigate ''[[French frigate Iphigénie (1778)|Iphigénie]]'' in the [[Pastry War|Mexico expedition]] participating in the blockade of [[Veracruz, Vera Cruz|Veracruz]] and bombardment of [[Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1838)|San Juan de Ulúa]] in [[1838]], then the occupation of Argentine island of [[Isla Martín García|Martin-Garcia]] in [[1839]]. |
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Promoted to [[contre-amiral]] on 30 April 1840, |
Promoted to [[contre-amiral]] on 30 April 1840, Alexandre then served as major-general of the navy at [[Toulon]], then [[Maritime Prefect]] at [[Cherbourg]], before commanding the training squadron in the Mediterranean. He then rose to vice admiral on 15 July 1846, he next served as Maritime Prefect at Toulon then once again commander of the Mediterranean training squadron. He entered the Conseil de l'amirauté in [[1851]] and presided over the Conseil des travaux de la Marine. He was made a senator by [[Napoleon III]] on 26 November 1852. He the commanded France's Baltic fleet during the [[Crimean War]], with which he bombarded the Russian fortress of [[Bomarsund]] and received its surrender on 16 August - as a reward he was promoted to admiral on the following 2 December. Admiral Parseval-Deschenes is buried at the [[Cimetière du Père-Lachaise]] and a late 19th century [[aviso]] in the [[French Navy]] (launched in 1879 and decommissioned in 1898) was named after him<ref>{{fr icon}} [http://www.parseval.fr/pages/aviso.html Aviso ''Amiral Parseval''.]</ref>. |
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== Decorations == |
== Decorations == |
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Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschênes | |
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 Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1855 (musée du Château de Versailles) | |
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| Allegiance | France |
| Service | Navy |
| Rank | admiral |
| Commands | préfet maritime |
| Battles / wars | Pastry War Crimean War |
| Other work | Senator |
Alexandre Ferdinand Parseval-Deschenes (27 November 1790, Paris - 10 June 1860) was a French admiral and senator.
Life
Born into an aristocratic family, Alexandre was the nephew of the mathematician Marc-Antoine Parseval and the Académicien François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison. He volunteered for the Navy in 1804 and participated in the recapture of Fort Le Diamant on Martinique, then fought at Trafalgar as an aspirant on board Bucentaure, the admiral's flagship. As an enseigne de vaisseau, Parseval-Deschenes participated in the 1815 hydrographic investigations of Brittany. In 1817 he took part in the expedition that retook Guyana for France, then commanded the French naval station in that colony for two years.
In 1822, as lieutenant de vaisseau, Alexandre was awarded the Légion d'honneur for successfully rescuing the crew of the frigate Africaine, shipwrecked on the Newfoundland coast. He then commanded the frigate Iphigénie in the Mexico expedition participating in the blockade of Veracruz and bombardment of San Juan de Ulúa in 1838, then the occupation of Argentine island of Martin-Garcia in 1839.
Promoted to contre-amiral on 30 April 1840, Alexandre then served as major-general of the navy at Toulon, then Maritime Prefect at Cherbourg, before commanding the training squadron in the Mediterranean. He then rose to vice admiral on 15 July 1846, he next served as Maritime Prefect at Toulon then once again commander of the Mediterranean training squadron. He entered the Conseil de l'amirauté in 1851 and presided over the Conseil des travaux de la Marine. He was made a senator by Napoleon III on 26 November 1852. He the commanded France's Baltic fleet during the Crimean War, with which he bombarded the Russian fortress of Bomarsund and received its surrender on 16 August - as a reward he was promoted to admiral on the following 2 December. Admiral Parseval-Deschenes is buried at the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise and a late 19th century aviso in the French Navy (launched in 1879 and decommissioned in 1898) was named after him[1].
Decorations
- Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur - 30 August 1854.
- Médaille Militaire - 1854.