Dominique-Marie Gauchet
Dominique-Marie Gauchet (Vains, 14 August 1853 – Vains, 4 February 1931) was a French admiral during World War I.
Life
After a career of almost 40 years in the French Navy, Gauchet is appointed commander of the French Dardanelles squadron at the time of the allied landings. In March 1916 he leads the first squadron and in December 1916, he replaces Louis Dartige du Fournet as allied commander in the Mediterranean Sea until the end of the war.
He organizes the convoy system against submarine attacks and the blockade of the Austro-Hungarian fleet in the Adriatic from Corfu. In June 1917 he leads the occupation of the Corinth Canal and in March 1918 the blockade of the Soviet Black Sea fleet by patrolling the Aegean Sea.
He retires in August 1919 and dies in February 1931. He is buried in Les Invalides in Paris.