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9-615: [REDACTED] Look up Brillant  or brillant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brillant may refer to: People [ edit ] Félix Brillant (born 1980) Dany Brillant (born 1965) Edmond Wilhelm Brillant (1916–2004) Jean Brillant (1890–1918) Pierre-Luc Brillant (born 1978) Places [ edit ] Montigné-le-Brillant , Mayenne, France Val-Brillant, Quebec Other [ edit ] French ship Brillant (1815) Les Brillant ,

18-808: A British ship instead of the French one she was constructed as. Her first role was as guard ship at Chatham from 18 May until October 1821 under Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland . Genoa was then commissioned on 3 October under Captain Sir Thomas Livingstone to serve on the Lisbon Station , which she did until 1825. While off Lisbon, Captain William Cumberland assumed command in October 1824, and in turn

27-644: A French language Canadian sitcom Voigtländer Brillant , a twin-lens reflex camera See also [ edit ] Brilliance (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Brillant . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brillant&oldid=1009683855 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

36-644: A French language Canadian sitcom Voigtländer Brillant , a twin-lens reflex camera See also [ edit ] Brilliance (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Brillant . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brillant&oldid=1009683855 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

45-675: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brillant [REDACTED] Look up Brillant  or brillant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brillant may refer to: People [ edit ] Félix Brillant (born 1980) Dany Brillant (born 1965) Edmond Wilhelm Brillant (1916–2004) Jean Brillant (1890–1918) Pierre-Luc Brillant (born 1978) Places [ edit ] Montigné-le-Brillant , Mayenne, France Val-Brillant, Quebec Other [ edit ] French ship Brillant (1815) Les Brillant ,

54-632: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages French ship Brillant (1815) HMS Genoa was a Téméraire -class 74-gun ship of the line laid down for the French Navy as Brillant which the British captured incomplete while still on slip at the fall of Genoa in 1814. She was completed for the Royal Navy and served as HMS Genoa until 1838. On 20 October 1827 Genoa took part in

63-783: The Battle of Navarino where her captain Walter Bathurst was killed. Brillant was constructed at Genoa between February 1812 and April 1815, as the city had been annexed by France in 1805. On 18 April 1814 she was captured while still in construction by an invading British squadron commanded by Captain Sir Josias Rowley . She was completed by the Royal Navy as HMS Genoa and launched on 18 April 1815. Genoa sailed for Britain after her launching and arrived at Chatham on 13 October 1815. From September 1816 to February 1818 Genoa underwent repairs to configure her as

72-586: The poop deck that they were forced to retreat to the lower quarterdeck to lessen their casualties. She had the most men killed during the battle of the British ships present, twenty six, including Captain Bathurst. Bathurst was injured early on by a large splinter lacerating his face, and was later killed by a round shot . Command of Genoa during the battle then devolved to her second captain, Commander Richard Dickinson. Admiral Edward Codrington described Genoa' s manoeuvres to assist his flagship during

81-486: Was replaced by Captain Walter Bathurst who by 27 May 1825 had Genoa as part of the Mediterranean Fleet . On 20 October 1827 Genoa and the fleet took part in the Battle of Navarino . Genoa received heavy fire during the battle in her role supporting the flagship HMS Asia , resulting in high casualty numbers. The enemy Turks fired their guns high into Genoa , killing so many Royal Marines on

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