[8] Though his account of the event insinuated that he was on a boat close to Vengeur when she foundered,[9] he was in fact dining in the mess of Culloden at the moment of the sinking.

[10] Taken in captivity in Tavistock, he wrote an account of the fight of Vengeur on 1 Messidor an II (19 June 1794), signed and had it co-signed by his staff, comprising, Jean Hugine, Louis Rousseau, Pelet, Trouvée, Lussot and others.

[18] In late February 1795, Renaudin's division left Brest to reinforce the naval forces of Toulon, where it arrived on 3 April 1795.

[19][20] On 24 March 1798,[4] Renaudin was appointed to the 2nd squadron of the Brest fleet,[4][21] succeeding Admiral Lelarge.

[3] From 21 March 1799, he commanded the naval forces of Napoli, before moving to Toulon to become the senior officer of the garrison on 25 May 1799,[4] replacing Jean Gaspard Vence[22] who had fallen in disfavour after an altercation with Bruix.