Julienne David (1773-1843), was a French privateer.
Julienne David participated in the Vendée Revolt on the royalist side and was imprisoned, but managed to escape sentence. After having secured a privateer's letter, she persecuted British ships on the English channel from her base in Nantes. In 1803, she was imprisoned in England for eight years. After her release, she returned to France.
A street in Nantes is named after her. She is also the subject of a novel.
References[]
- Marie-Eve Sténuit, Femmes pirates: Les écumeuses des mers. Paris: Éditions du Trésor 2015. ISBN 979-10-91534-15-4
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