Philippe Vannier

Philippe Vannier
Born1762 (1762)
Auray, Kingdom of France
Died1842 (aged 79–80)
Lorient, France
Allegiance France
Vietnam
BranchFrench Navy
Vietnamese Navy
RankGeneral
ConflictsQui Nhơn, 1792
Qui Nhơn, 1801

Philippe Vannier (Vietnamese name: Nguyễn Văn Chấn / 阮文震, 1762–1842) was a French Navy officer and an adventurer who went into the service of Nguyễn Ánh, the future emperor Gia Long of Vietnam.

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