Anatole-Amédée-Prosper Courbet was a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin Campaign (1883-86) and the Sino-French War.
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The station ironclad Bayard, Courbet's flagship
Admiral Courbet in Huế.
French military and naval operations during the Sino-French War (August 1884-April 1885)
Admiral Courbet on the bridge of the cruiser Volta during the battle of Fuzhou, 23 August 1884
Courbet's coffin displayed in a chapelle ardente aboard Bayard, August 1885. The coffin is covered in floral tributes from the French communities in Suez, Alexandria and other ports visited by Bayard during her voyage back to France.
Courbet's body returns to France, Les Salins d'Hyères, 26 August 1885
Place de l'Amiral Courbet, AbbevilleAwards 1
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Lived 1827 to 1885 · aged 57
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