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((Short description|French admiral (1761–1825)))
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'''Julien Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien''' ([[Châteaulin]], [[Finistère]], 27 November 1761 &ndash; [[Brest, France|Brest]], 17 February 1825) was a French Navy officer, admiral, best remembered for his role in the  [[Battle of Trafalgar]].

== Career ==

=== Early career ===
Completing his studies in Châteaulin, young Cosmao-Kerjulien joined the French Royal Navy in 1776, against his parents' will. He served in the ''Aigrette'' in the Caraibs. Back to [[Brest, France|Brest]] in 1778, he served on the ''Oiseau'' with [[Corentin de Leissegues]]. In September, after the beginning of the [[American Revolutionary War]], he served on the ''Nymphe'', taking part in two battles against English [[privateer]]s, near [[Bordeaux]] and [[Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Belle-Isle]].

Between January 1779 and April 1781, he served in Guyana aboard the [[brig]] ''Hirondelle'', fighting two more English privateers and capturing two [[East Indiaman|East Indiamen]]. He was promoted to Lieutenant of an auxiliary frigate in September 1781. He served successively aboard the ''Pégase'' (February 1782) and the ''Protecteur'' (March) before taking command of the [[Fluyt]] ''Fidèle'' in [[Newfoundland (island)|Terre Neuve]] from May 1783 to April 1784. In January 1785 he served on the ''Lourde'', on the ''Vigilante '' on October and the ''Dorade'' in April 1786. He was made a sub-lieutenant on a ship of the line in March 1786.

In September 1787, he was given command of the [[brig]] ''Vaneau'', and of the  ''Boulonnaise'' for November 1787 to March 1790. From October 1790 to January 1791, he was first officer aboard the ''Précieuse''.

From February 1791, he served aboard the ''Orion'' of the squadron of [[Laurent Jean François Truguet]] in [[Toulon]]. He was made ship of the line full lieutenant in January 1792, and received command of the [[corvette]] ''Sincère'' in April. He took part in the landing at [[Cagliari]] in January 1793.

=== Captain ===
In the context of the lack of qualified officers due to the [[French Revolution|Revolution]], he was made ''Capitaine de Vaisseau'' in April 1793, serving aboard the ((ship|French ship|Commerce de Marseille|1785|2)), the ''Centaure'' and the ''[[HMS Implacable (1805)|Duguay-Trouin]]'', under Rear-Admiral [[Trogoff de Kerlessy]].
[[File:Tombe-St-Martin.jpg|thumb|His grave at St Martin cemetery, Brest]]
In December 1794 he was transferred to the squadron commanded by Admiral [[Pierre Martin (French Navy officer)|Pierre Martin]], where he commanded the 80-gun ship of the line ((HMS|Tonnant|1798|2)). On 10 June 1795, he captured the English frigate ''Alceste'', and took part in the [[Battle of Cape Noli]] in March 1795 (the French and the English both lost two ships of the line) and [[Naval Battle of Hyères Islands|of Cape Frejus]] (17 French ships of the line against 23 English; the French lost the [[74-gun]] [[French ship Alcide (1782)|''Alcide'']]).

In June 1797, he was made chief of division, commanding the ''[[French ship Jemmapes (1794)|Jemmapes]]'' in the Mediterranean. From  1801 to 1803, he served under Dordelin in [[Saint-Domingue]], commanding the ((ship|French ship|Océan|1790|6)), the ''Alliance'' and the ((ship|French ship|Mont Blanc|1793|6)).

[[File:Taking of the rock Le Diamant, near Martinique, 2 June 1805 (by Auguste Etienne François Mayer).jpg|thumb|The French fleet under Captain Cosmao attacking [[Diamond Rock]]. Painting by [[Auguste Mayer]].]]
Back to France, he assumed command of the 74-gun ''[[French ship Pluton (1805)|''Pluton'']]'' in the squadron of Admiral [[Pierre-Charles Villeneuve|Villeneuve]] in Toulon. He accompanied the squadron to the Caraibs in its [[Battle of Diamond Rock|seizing of the English fortress]] of the [[Diamond Rock]], ((convert|6|nmi|km|0)) away from [[Martinique]]. Back to Europe, he took part in the [[Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)|Battle of Cape Finisterre]], on 22 July, saving one Spanish ship which had been cut off for a time by the British.

=== Battle of Trafalgar ===
At the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], ''Pluton'' was part of the reconnaissance squadron created by Villeneuve and commanded by Spanish [[Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli|Admiral Gravina]]. She followed the ((ship|French ship|Fougueux|1785|6)) in the line of battle, in the rear. When [[Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood|Admiral Collingwood]] attacked, ''Pluton'' opened fire on ((HMS|Royal Sovereign|1786|6)), then manoeuvered in order to block [[HMS Mars (1794)|HMS ''Mars'']], damaged her with artillery fire and attempted to board and seize her. However, the arrival of ((HMS|Tonnant)) in her [[stern]] forced her to turn. She engaged ((HMS|Belleisle|1795|6)), already damaged by the fire of ''Fougueux''; again another English ship, ((HMS|Polyphemus|1782|6)), forced her to disengage. She then helped the surrounded ((ship|Spanish ship|Principe de Asturias)) of Gravina, and succeeded in freeing her.

However, at this point, the battle was already lost for the French. At sunset, five French ships (((ship|French ship|Pluton|1805|2)), ((ship|French ship|Héros|1801|2)), ((ship|French ship|Neptune|1803|2)), ((ship|French ship|Indomptable|1790|2)) and ((ship|French ship|Argonaute|1798|2)) and six Spanish ships tried to return to [[Cádiz]], under dying Admiral Gravina. On 23 October, Cosmao, as one of the most senior officers present, jointly took command of the squadron with Spanish Commodore [[Enrique MacDonell]],<ref>((Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1xbTYBdw7EC&q=enrique+macdonnell&pg=PT297 |title = Trafalgar: The men, the battle, the storm|isbn = 9781444719772|last1 = Craig|first1 = Phil|last2 = Clayton|first2 = Tim|date = 2012-06-07))</ref> and set back to sea with five ships: ''Pluton'', ''Héros'', ''Neptune'', [[Spanish ship San Francisco de Asis (1767)|''San Francisco de Asis'']], and [[Spanish ship Rayo (1751)|''Rayo'']]. Cosmao later tried to claim sole credit for the sortie but this is not correct as both MacDonell and Cosmao both had Commodore pennants raised.<ref>((Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1xbTYBdw7EC&q=enrique+macdonnell&pg=PT297 |title = Trafalgar: The men, the battle, the storm|isbn = 9781444719772|last1 = Craig|first1 = Phil|last2 = Clayton|first2 = Tim|date = 2012-06-07))</ref> He managed to retake [[Spanish ship Neptuno (1795)|''Neptuno'']] and [[Spanish ship Santa Ana (1784)|''Santa Ana'']], as well as to force the English to scuttle a number of their prizes. ''Neptuno'' and ''Rayo'' sank during the journey back and the ''Indomptable'' was wrecked with the loss of over a thousand men.

=== Late career ===
Cosmao-Kerjulien was made Rear Admiral on 29 May 1806. He took command of a division of the French Mediterranean Fleet, under [[Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume|Ganteaume]] from 1807. he took part in operations to resupply Corfu and to the landing in Sicily. His 4 ships, having sustained damage, retreated to Taranto.

In late 1809, [[Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume|Ganteaume]] was organising reinforcements to Barcelona. Cosmao set his flag on ((ship|French ship|Robuste|1806|2)) and took command of a squadron comprising ((ship|French ship|Donawerth|1808|2)), ((ship|French ship|Génois|1805|2)), ((ship|French ship|Borée|1805|2)) and ((ship|French ship|Lion|1804|2)), as well as the frigates ((ship|French frigate|Pauline|1807|2)) and ((ship|French frigate|Pénélope|1806|2)), and a dozen of transports. The fleet departed Toulon on 24 April 1809, and returned on 1 May without incident.

Cosmao was made [[Nobility of the First French Empire|baron]] in 1810. In August 1811, he served under Admiral Missiessy in the Escaut Squadron, commanding a division, with his flag in the ship-of-the-line ''Tilsit''.

In 1813 he returned to the Mediterranean Fleet, where he commanded a 5-ship division, with his flag on the ((ship|French ship|Wagram|1810|2)). At the [[action of 5 November 1813]], he saved the 74-gun ((ship|French ship|Agamemnon|1812|2)) and the frigates [[French frigate Pénélope (1806)|''Pénélope'']] and ''Melpomène'' which were under threat to be surrounded by superior English forces.

[[Image:Combat du Romulus Gilbert Pierre-Julien.jpg|thumb|Fight of the ''[[French ship Romulus (1812)|Romulus]]'']]
In February 1814, he set sail with three ships from Toulon to Genoa, threatened by the Austrians, to bring back the ''Scorpion''. He escaped the forces of Admiral Pellew and successfully returned to Toulon on the 10th with the ''Scorpion'' without losing a ship, though the ((ship|French ship|Romulus|1812|2)), at the rear, did suffer some damage.

During the [[First Restoration]], in April 1814, Cosmao-Kerjulien received command of the Mediterranean Fleet, and was appointed a Knight of the [[Order of Saint Louis]]. In 1815, upon the Emperor's [[Hundred Days|brief return to power]], he rallied to Napoleon, who made him ''[[préfet maritime]]'' of Brest in March, and a [[Peerage of France|Peer of France]] in June, right before the [[Battle of Waterloo]].

Cosmao-Kerjulien was retired on 1 January 1816, and for one year he did not receive a pension.  At the time of his retirement, he was 55, with 25 year in campaigns, and 11 battles without once being wounded or captured. He died at 64, on 17 February 1825.

Five paintings of him can be seen in the town house of his home town of Châteaulin, in the [[Finistère]].

== Honours ==
[[File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6819.jpg|thumb|upright|Cosmao's name engraved on the [[Arc de Triomphe]] in Paris (fourth from bottom right).]]
"The best sailor of the time; none was ever braver and more generous" -- [[Napoléon]]

* Cosmao's name is engraved on the [[Arc de Triomphe]] in Paris.
* [[Legion of Honour]] from 7 April 1812
* [[Order of Saint Louis|chevalier de Saint-Louis]] from 5 July 1814
* Pair de France

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cosmaodumanoir.fr/index.php?page=julien ''Cosmao Dumanoir'']
* [http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Biographie_des_célébrités_militaires_des_armées_de_terre_et_de_mer_de_1789_à_1850_—_C#COSMAO_.28_JULIEN-MARIE.2C_baron.29 ''Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850'']

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