Alexandre Franquet | |
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Born | Songy, Marne, France | July 27, 1828
Died | August 25, 1907 Lorient, Morbihan, France | (aged 79)
Allegiance | Second French Empire French Third Republic |
Service | French Navy |
Years of service | 1843–1893 |
Rank | Amiral |
Commands | Bouvet |
Battles / wars | Crimean War Second Opium War Franco-Prussian War |
Alma mater | École navale |
Alexandre Franquet (28 June 1828 – 25 August 1907) was a French Admiral who participated in the Crimean War, the Second Opium War, and the Franco-Prussian War. He was in command during the Battle of Havana, the most significant naval engagement of the Franco-Prussian War.