Facts: - residence: france - caption: '' contre-amiral '' jean-baptiste perree - battles: ; french revolutionary wars - death date: 17 february 1800 - allegiance: french first republic - awards: sabre of honour from general bonaparte - birth date: 29 april 1761 - serviceyears: 1793 -- 1800 - name: jean-baptiste perree - branch: french navy - nationality: french - image: lithographie perree.jpg - birth place: saint-valery-sur-somme - rank: rear admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jean-baptiste perree .
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jean-baptiste perree -lrb- saint-valery-sur-somme , 29 april 1761 -- '' genereux '' , off la valette , 17 february 1800 -rrb- was a french navy officer and rear-admiral .