Charles Rigault de Genouilly
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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 c
Amiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly
Rigault de Genouilly was appointed flag captain of the Ville de Paris in 1853.
Chinese bell brought from Canton by Rigault de Genouilly, now in the park of the Paris Foreign Missions Society.
The Capture of Saigon, 17 February 1859, a painting by Antoine Morel-Fatio
Second Opium War
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The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War, was fought between the United Kingdom and France against the Qing dynasty of China between 1856 and 1860. It was the seco
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
…Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly (12 April 1807 – 4 May 1873) 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…
Palikao's bridge, on the evening of the Battle of Palikao, by Émile Bayard
The Illustrated London News print of the steamship Ly-ee-moon, built for the opium trade, c. 1859
The execution of the Paris Foreign Missions Society missionary Auguste Chapdelaine was the official cause of the French involvement in the Second Opium War.
The capture of Ye Mingchen after the fall of Canton