Henri Rivière

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Henri Laurent Rivière (July 12, 1827 - May 19, 1883) was a French naval officer and a writer.

He was born in Paris. He entered the École Navale in October 1842.

During the Franco-Chinese War, French forces under Captain Henri Rivière captured Hanoi on April 25, 1882. On March 27, 1883, he took Nam Dinh. In May 1883, the Black Flags were encircling Hanoi. Rivière attempted an exit on the 16th and another on the 19th, during which he was killed.

Henri Rivière was also a journalist for La Liberté, and published articles in the Revue des deux mondes.

He was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre, in Paris.

[edit] See also

• Francis Garnier

[edit] External links

• Biography (in French)
• Picture of the bridge where Henri Rivière died