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Person

François Page

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1859

Every event in Historedia whose sources name François Page, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. French forces under Rigault de Genouilly capture Saigon, beginning the Siege of Saigon

    1859

    Role: French Admiral

    1. 17 February 1859 · Saigon, VietnamCapture of Saigon

      French forces captured Saigon on 17 February 1859 after breaking river defences and destroying forts along the Saigon river.

    2. 17 February 1859 · Saigon, VietnamBeginning of the Siege

      Following the capture, a small Franco-Spanish garrison remained in Saigon, facing Vietnamese pressure that would develop into a formal siege.

Sources

  1. Siege of Saigon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Cochinchina campaign Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22