Barnaud entered the École Navale (Naval School) in 1862 and became an aspirant on 2 October 1865. From 2 October 1867, he was a ship's sign on the Sybille, then on the Loiret. In 1873, he was assigned to the rifle battalion of Lorient where he was promoted to lieutenant on August 3, 1875; he followed the courses of the School of Pyrotechnics and then of the School of Underwater Defenses, before serving on the ironclad Gauloise in squadron of evolutions from 1878 to 1879. He was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honor on 11 July 1880.
In 1881, he was posted to Toulon. In 1882, he was on a mission to Chile to observe the passage of Venus. In 1883, he became aide-de-camp to the Maritime prefect of the 3rd arrondissement of Lorient. Appointed on 3 October 1884, on 1 January 1886, he took command of the gunboatMassue in French Indochina.
In 1887, he became an officer of the Minister for the Navy.
On May 12, 1888, he became second-in-command of the frigate on the ironclads Victorieuse and Dévastation; he was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honor on December 30, 1890; in 1891, he took command of the protected cruisersForbin, then Lalande in the Mediterranean Wing.
On 1 January 1894, he was reassigned to Toulon, where he was promoted to captain on 14 March 1895 and in the process, he became director of submarine defenses in the 5th maritime district.
From 20 September 1897, he assumed command of the ironclad Courbet in the Northern Squadron. In 1901 and 1902, he was commanding the protected cruiser Protet and the Pacific Naval Division, before being appointed rear admiral on 21 October 1902.
In 1903, he was appointed president of the Standing Commission for the Control and Revision of Armament Regulations, member of the Navy Advisory Committee and the Lighthouse Commission. From late 1903 to 1905, he commanded a division of the Mediterranean Wing with his flag on the pre-dreadnought battleshipIéna.
From 1906, he was responsible for the services of the armed fleet; he was named Commander of the Legion of Honor on 13 July 1906; he was promoted to vice-admiral in August 1907 and became president of the Navy Technical Committee on November 9 of the same year and in 1909, also president of the Hydrographic Committee. Barnaud died on 29 August 1909 in Antibes.
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Taillemite, Etienne (1982). Dictionnaire des marins français. Paris: Editions maritimes et d'Outre-Mer. OCLC 470113586.
January 01, 1970
léon, barnaud, december, 1845, august, 1909, french, naval, officer, father, pierre, barnaud, jacques, barnaud, born28, december, 1845antibes, francedied29, august, 1909, 1909, aged, antibes, franceallegiance, franceservice, branch, french, navy, contents, ear. Leon Barnaud 28 December 1845 29 August 1909 was a French naval officer father of Pierre Barnaud and Jacques Barnaud Leon BarnaudBorn28 December 1845Antibes FranceDied29 August 1909 1909 08 29 aged 63 Antibes FranceAllegiance FranceService wbr branch French Navy Contents 1 Early life 2 Naval career 3 Citations 4 BibliographyEarly life editLeon Barnaud was born in 1845 in Antibes as the son of Jean Joseph Barnaud merchant and Delphine Christine His foster father was Vice amiral Jean Charles Alexandre Sallandrouze de Lamornaix 1840 1899 Naval career editBarnaud entered the Ecole Navale Naval School in 1862 and became an aspirant on 2 October 1865 From 2 October 1867 he was a ship s sign on the Sybille then on the Loiret In 1873 he was assigned to the rifle battalion of Lorient where he was promoted to lieutenant on August 3 1875 he followed the courses of the School of Pyrotechnics and then of the School of Underwater Defenses before serving on the ironclad Gauloise in squadron of evolutions from 1878 to 1879 He was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honor on 11 July 1880 In 1881 he was posted to Toulon In 1882 he was on a mission to Chile to observe the passage of Venus In 1883 he became aide de camp to the Maritime prefect of the 3rd arrondissement of Lorient Appointed on 3 October 1884 on 1 January 1886 he took command of the gunboat Massue in French Indochina In 1887 he became an officer of the Minister for the Navy On May 12 1888 he became second in command of the frigate on the ironclads Victorieuse and Devastation he was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honor on December 30 1890 in 1891 he took command of the protected cruisers Forbin then Lalande in the Mediterranean Wing On 1 January 1894 he was reassigned to Toulon where he was promoted to captain on 14 March 1895 and in the process he became director of submarine defenses in the 5th maritime district From 20 September 1897 he assumed command of the ironclad Courbet in the Northern Squadron In 1901 and 1902 he was commanding the protected cruiser Protet and the Pacific Naval Division before being appointed rear admiral on 21 October 1902 In 1903 he was appointed president of the Standing Commission for the Control and Revision of Armament Regulations member of the Navy Advisory Committee and the Lighthouse Commission From late 1903 to 1905 he commanded a division of the Mediterranean Wing with his flag on the pre dreadnought battleship Iena From 1906 he was responsible for the services of the armed fleet he was named Commander of the Legion of Honor on 13 July 1906 he was promoted to vice admiral in August 1907 and became president of the Navy Technical Committee on November 9 of the same year and in 1909 also president of the Hydrographic Committee Barnaud died on 29 August 1909 in Antibes Citations editBibliography editTaillemite Etienne 1982 Dictionnaire des marins francais Paris Editions maritimes et d Outre Mer OCLC 470113586 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leon Barnaud amp oldid 1082126411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
