Jean Bart

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Jean Bart
Portrait by Mathieu Elias
Birth nameJan Baert
Born21 October 1650
Dunkirk
Died27 April 1702(1702-04-27) (aged 51)
Dunkirk
Allegiance
Service years1672–1697
RankAdmiral
ConflictsNine Years' War
AwardsChevalier of the Order of Saint Louis

Jean Bart (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ baʁ]; Dutch: Jan Baert; 21 October 1650 – 27 April 1702) was a Franco-Flemish naval commander and privateer.

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