Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic

Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic (3 July 1730, Montauban - 28 July 1800, Port-Louis, Mauritius) was a French colonial governor and general, notable for his service in Canada and Mauritius.

Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic
BornAnne Joseph Hippolyte de Malartic Edit this on Wikidata
3 July 1730 Edit this on Wikidata
Montauban (Kingdom of FranceEdit this on Wikidata
Died28 July 1800 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 70)
Port Louis Edit this on Wikidata
Other namesLe Père de la Colonie Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (after 1758) Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldGovernor General of Mascarene (1792–1800), colonial governor of Guadeloupe (1768–1769) Edit this on Wikidata
Ranklieutenant general Edit this on Wikidata
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Grave of Malartic in Port-Louis

During the French Revolutionary period, Malartic refused to give sailor captain Robert Surcouf a letter of marque, but ordered Surcouf's ship, the Émilie to go to the Seychelles to purchase tortoises as food for Isle de France.

In June 1796, he met the agents of the Directory who had come to apply the Law of 4 February 1794. But in the face of pressure from the colonists, he forcibly return them to France.[1]

Fate

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Governor Malartic died at the age of 70. He suffered a stroke on 26 July 1800 while going to church, and died two days later.

The Canadian town of Malartic is named after him.

References

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  1. ^ Le Mauricien, ed. (January 31, 2020). "History, Coming to sign the "death certificate" of slavery… … Commissioners Baco and Burnel were expelled from Isle de France (1796)". Retrieved December 21, 2023.

Further reading

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  • Tugdual de Langlais, L'armateur préféré de Beaumarchais Jean Peltier Dudoyer, de Nantes à l'Isle de France, Éd. Coiffard, 2015, 340 p. (ISBN 9782919339280).
  • Tugdual de Langlais, Marie-Etienne Peltier, Capitaine corsaire de la République, Éd. Coiffard, 2017, 240 p. (ISBN 9782919339471)
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