Charles Rigault de Genouilly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French admiral
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Place of Birth: Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Charles Rigault de Genouilly
- Admiral Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly (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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