Tonkin Campaign - Key French Players in The Tonkin Campaign

Key French Players in The Tonkin Campaign

  • François-Jules Harmand (1845–1921)

  • General Alexandre-Eugène Bouët (1833–87)

  • Admiral Anatole-Amédée-Prosper Courbet (1827–85)

  • General Charles-Théodore Millot (1829–89)

  • General Louis Brière de l'Isle (1827–96)

  • General François de Négrier (1842–1913)

  • Colonel Ange-Laurent Giovanninelli (1839–1903)

  • General Philippe-Marie-Henri Roussel de Courcy (1827–1887)

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