François Caron (French Navy officer)

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

For other people named François Caron, see François Caron (disambiguation).
François Caron
Born6 August 1937  (age 83)
OccupationOfficer of the French Navy, historian 

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.

Sources and references

Notes

    Citations

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

    External links

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