Sébastien Lespès
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Sébastien-Nicolas-Joachim Lespès was a French admiral who played an important role in naval operations during the Sino-French War, as second-in-command of Admiral Amédée Courbet's Far East Squadron.
Admiral Lespes
The French ironclad La Galissonnière (4,585 tons), flagship of the Far East naval division
Far East Squadron
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The French Far East Squadron was an exceptional naval grouping created for the duration of the Sino-French War.
Sébastien Lespès
…who played an important role in naval operations during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885), as second-in-command of Admiral Amédée Courbet's Far East Squadron. Sébastien Lespès was born on 13 March 1828 at Bayonne (Basses-Pyrénées). He attended the École Navale, passing out as a midshipman (aspirant) on 1…
Admiral Adrien-Barthélémy-Louis Rieunier (1833–1918)
La Galissonnière in action at Keelung, 5 August 1884.
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