Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau

Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau
Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau
Born	(1769-08-06)August 6, 1769 Lorient, France
Died	January 31, 1832(1832-01-31) (aged 62) Lorient, France
Allegiance	France Vietnam
Service/branch	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]