Cochinchina campaign
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The Cochinchina campaign was a series of military operations between 1858 and 1862, launched by a joint naval expedition force on behalf of the French Empire and the Kingdom of Spain against the Nguyễ
Capture of Saigon, 18 February 1859 Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio, 1867
Admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly (1807–1873)
French capture of Saigon, 17 February 1859
USS Saginaw at Mare Island naval yard
Citadel of Saigon
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The Citadel of Saigon also known as the Citadel of Gia Định was a late 18th-century fortress that stood in Saigon, Vietnam from its construction in 1790 until its destruction in February 1859. The cit
A remaining cannon of Citadel of Saigon