Louis-François Ollivier
French Navy officer (1770–1820)
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Louis-François Ollivier (9 March 1770 – 11 September 1820[1]) was a French Navy officer.
Career
In 1809, Ollivier served as a lieutenant in the Escaut squadron. Along with Lieutenant Graton, he was tasked with a reconnaissance of the canals in Bruxelles and Bruges.[2]
In 1812, promoted to commander, Ollivier was in command of the frigate Rubis.[3] He chased the British brig HMS Daring off Tamara in February 1813 and forced her crew to scuttle the ship.[4] Rubis was wrecked soon after, and her consort Aréthuse repatriated her crew after the action of 7 February 1813.
In 1816, Ollivier commanded the frigate Revanche, on which ferried a Navy official, Marine Bourilhon, to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, before returning to Brest.[5] The next year, he transported troops, despatches and convicts between France and Martinique.[6]