How to Pronounce Louis Charles Georges Jules Lafont
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Apr 24, 1825 Fort de France, Martinique, France Died on 31 Jan 1908 (aged 82)
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About Louis Charles Georges Jules Lafont
- Louis Charles Georges Jules Lafont (24 April 1825 – 31 January 1908) was a French naval officer who was Governor of Cochinchina from 1877 to 1879. He joined the navy at the age of sixteen, rose steadily through the ranks, and served in Vietnam, the Philippines, West Africa, the Crimea, the Baltic, the Indian Ocean, China and East Africa.
- During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71 he was given command of land troops. After returning from Cochinchina he held various senior naval commands, including commander in chief of the training squadron from 1885 to 1886.
