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COMMANDER // 1827–1885

Amédée Courbet

admiralFrance3 battles1 war

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1827 – 1885

183018401850186018701880Sino-French War · 1884-1885Battle of Fuzhou — August 1, 1884 · France · Sino-French WarBattle of Shipu — February 14, 1885 · France · Sino-French WarBattle of Zhenhai — March 1, 1885 · France · Sino-French War

Active service 1884–1885 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 57.

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Anatole-Amédée-Prosper Courbet was a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin Campaign (1883–86) and the Sino-French War.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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