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Henri de Rigny
1782Feb, 2

Henri de Rigny

Henri de Rigny, French admiral and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1835)
Marie Henri Daniel Gauthier, comte de Rigny (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃ʁi də ʁiɲi]; 2 February 1782 – 6 November 1835) was the commander of the French squadron at the Battle of Navarino in the Greek War of Independence.

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