Garnier Expedition
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The Garnier Expedition was a French expedition in Tonkin between November 1873 and January 1874. Lieutenant Francis Garnier, who had been sent by France on the demand of Vietnamese Imperial authoritie
Lieutenant Garnier is killed by the Black Flags near Hanoi on 21 December
Balny d'Avricourt (left), Esmez (center) and Garnier (right)
French troops entering the citadel of Hanoi
Second lieutenant Trentinian in 1873
Francis Garnier
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Marie Joseph François Garnier was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer. He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commission in 19th centur
Lieutenant de vaisseau Francis Garnier
Francis Garnier, as an Enseigne de vaisseau in the 1860s.
Mekong Exploration Commission. Garnier at the left.
Ceremonial dress of Nguyễn Tri Phương, taken as a trophy by Garnier.