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Charles Rigault de Genouilly

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French admiral (1807-1873)

FrancePoliticiansLived 1807 to 1873 · aged 66
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Admiral of France Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly was a French Navy officer.

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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Admiral of France
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Admiral of France Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly was a French Navy 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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France
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1807 to 1873 · aged 66
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