This article is about the admiral. For the ship named after him, see French aviso Rigault de Genouilly.
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
Born
1807 Rochefort, France
Died
1873 Barcelona, Spain
Allegiance
Second French Empire
Service/branch
French Navy
Rank
Amiral de France
Battles/wars
Bombardment of Da Nang Crimean War Second Opium War Cochinchina Campaign
Admiral Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly (French pronunciation:[ʃaʁlʁiɡodəʒənuji], 12 April 1807 – 4 May 1873) was a French naval officer. 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.
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