Pierre-Henri Philibert (24 January 1774 in Saint-Denis,[1] Île Bourbon[2][3] – 31 October 1824 in Paris) was a French Navy officer.
[3][7] From 7 October 1813, Philibert led a frigate division, comprising Étoile and Sultane, under Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars,[8] to engage in commerce raiding.
[9] Philibert commanded the French forces at the Battle of Jobourg, where both frigates of his squadron were captured.
[3] At the end of the Hundred Days, Philibert was in command of the frigate Saale and led a squadron comprising her and Méduse, under Captain Ponée.
A historic rumour has it that with Napoléon's armies in disarray, Ponée proposed to have ferry Napoléon to America on Saale, while Méduse would have engaged HMS Bellerophon in a hopeless battle to prevent her from giving chase.