Historedia
Person

Julien-Désiré Schmaltz

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1816–1817

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Julien-Désiré Schmaltz, 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: Governor of Senegal

    1. 2 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. 5 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. 5-17 July 1816 · Banc d'ArguinSuffering on the Raft

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

    4. 1817 · 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