Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau | |
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![]() Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau | |
Born | Lorient, France | August 6, 1769
Died | January 31, 1832 Lorient, France | (aged 62)
Allegiance | ![]() Vietnam |
Service/ | French Navy Vietnamese Navy |
Years of service | 1794–1819 1821–1826 |
Rank | Grand Mandarin French consul |
Battles/wars | Thi Nai, 1801 |
Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau (1769–1832) was a French Navy sailor and an adventurer who played an important role in Vietnam in the 19th century. He served the Nguyễn dynasty from 1794 to 1819, and 1821 to 1826,[1] and took the Vietnamese name of Nguyễn Văn Thắng (阮文勝).[1]