Jean Bart
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French admiral and privateer (1651-1702)
Key facts
- Born
- Jan Baert , 21 October 1650, Dunkirk
- Died
- 27 April 1702 (1702-04-27) (aged 51), Dunkirk
- Allegiance
- Dutch Republic (1662–1672) Kingdom of France (1672–1697)
- Service years
- 1672–1697
- Rank
- Admiral
- Conflicts
- Nine Years' War Battle of Beachy Head Battle of Texel Battle of Dogger Bank
- Awards
- Chevalier of the Order of Saint Louis
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Place of birth
- Dunkirk
- Place of death
- Dunkirk
- Child
- François-Cornil Bart
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Military rank
- admiral
- Image
- Jean Bart mg 9487.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jean Bart
- date of birth
- 1650-10-21
- date of death
- 1702-04-27
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- name in native language
- Jean Bart
- place of burial
- Église Saint-Éloi de Dunkerque
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Bart ( French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ baʁ]; Dutch: Jan Baert; 21 October 1650 – 27 April 1702) was a Franco-Flemish naval commander and privateer.
Early life
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