Hugues Duroy de Chaumareys

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1816–1817

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hugues Duroy de Chaumareys, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. French frigate Méduse runs aground off Senegal; the raft scandal

   1816–1817

   Role: Captain

   1. 12 July 1816 · Banc d'ArguinGrounding off the Banc d'Arguin

      The Méduse ran aground on 2 July 1816, more than 160 kilometers off course, due to navigational errors.

   2. 25 July 1816 · Banc d'ArguinAbandonment of the Raft

      High-ranking officials took lifeboats, leaving over 150 people on a makeshift raft that was abandoned.

   3. 35-17 July 1816 · Banc d'ArguinSuffering on the Raft

      Survivors endured starvation, dehydration, and cannibalism for thirteen days before rescue.

   4. 41817 · Port de Rochefort (trial site, outside allowed places)Court-Martial of Chaumareys

      Captain Chaumareys was tried in 1817 and found guilty of incompetent navigation.

Sources

1. French frigate Méduse (1810) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-05
2. The Raft of the Medusa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23