Abel Dupetit-Thouars
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| Abel Nicolas Georges Henri Bergasse Dupetit-Thouars | |
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| March 23, 1832 – March 14, 1890 | |
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| Place of birth | Bordeaux-Les-Rouches, France |
| Place of death | Toulon, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
Abel Nicolas Georges Henri Bergasse Dupetit-Thouars (March 23, 1832 – March 14, 1890) was a French sailor and admiral.
He was born in Bordeaux-Les-Rouches. He was adopted by his maternal uncle Vice Admiral Abel Aubert Dupetit-Thouars, adding the Dupetit-Thouars to his name.
He took part in the Crimean War, were he was wounded and was made a Knight of the Légion d'honneur. In 1868, he commanded corvette Dupleix during the Japanese revolution. In 1870, he commanded a floating battery in the river Rhein during the Franco-Prussian War.
As a Rear Admiral, he was in charge of the 1880 pacification of the Marquesas Islands. On the way back to France, he commanded the French Navy observation mission at the War of the Pacific. On the eve of the occupation of Lima by Chilean troops, being the senior officer of the powerful neutral fleet at Callao, he decisively warned the occupation force against committing excesses; he is credited with having saved the city from destruction.
Promoted to Vice Admiral in 1883, he died at Toulon on 14 March 1890.
A key south-to-north broad one-way street in Lima, Avenida (du) Petit Thouars, is named after him. It runs through Miraflores, San Isidro, Lince, and downtown Lima wards.
