Charles Rigault de Genouilly Military person

Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly (April 12, 1807 in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime – May 4, 1873 in Barcelona) was a nineteenth-century French admiral. He fought with distinction in the Crimean War and the Second Opium War, but is chiefly remembered today for his command of French and Spanish forces during the opening phase of the Cochinchina campaign (1858–62), which inaugurated the French conquest of Vietnam.

Personal facts

Charles Rigault de Genouilly
Birth dateApril 12, 1807
Birth place
Rochefort Charente-Maritime
Date of deathMay 04, 1873
Place of death
Barcelona

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military operations
Crimean War
Second Opium War
Siege of Saigon
Siege of Tourane
Bombardment of Tourane

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External resources

  1. http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/histoire/biographies/1789-1889/tome_5.asp
  2. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9063673/Charles-Rigault-de-Genouilly