Philippe d'Auvergne
Philippe d'Auvergne | |
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| Born | 13 November 1754 Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Died | 18 September 1816 (aged 61) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1775 – 1816 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
| Battles / wars | |
Vice-Admiral Philippe d'Auvergne (13 November 1754 – 18 September 1816) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. D'Auvergne also worked as a spymaster for British intelligence, engaging in plots to destabilise the First French Republic's control over Brittany and Normandy which included printing counterfeit money to cause hyperinflation.