Pierre Landais

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Battles, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) August 20, 2019 August 19, 2019

The Battle between Bonhomme Richard and Serapis

by Louis Arthur Norton

Author’s note: Continental Navy midshipman Nathaniel Fanning’s eyewitness account of the American Revolution’s most famous naval battle is among the most detailed available. This…

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Conflict & War, People, The War Years (1775-1783) July 17, 2018 July 16, 2018

The Revolutionary War’s Most Enigmatic Naval Captain: Pierre Landais

by Louis Arthur Norton

One American Revolutionary War naval captain, Pierre Landais, appeared paranoid and somewhat deranged. Landais was a French merchantman lieutenant who trafficked arms to America…

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