Laurent-André-Estiennet-Marie Barisy (also spelled Barizy; 8 November 1769 – 23 July 1802) was an adventurer who went into the service of

Nguyễn Ánh Gia Long (Chữ Hán, Chữ hán: 嘉隆) ( (''Hanoi, North''), (''Ho Chi Minh City, South''); 8 February 1762 – 3 February 1820), born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎) or Nguyễn Ánh (阮暎), was the founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynas ...

, the future emperor Gia Long of

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. Laurent Barisy was born in

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, Isle de France (modern

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). He was originally from

Groix Groix (; ) is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France. Groix lies a few kilometres off the coast of Lorient. Several ferries a day run from Lorient to Groix. There are a few small ...

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, France.Les aventures d'un groisillon au Siam, nommé Laurent BARISY
/ref> Official documents were silent on his nationality.Alfred Schreiner
''Abrégé de l'histoire d'Annam''
/ref> Some scholars thought he was an English person. Barisy was a friend of

Olivier de Puymanel Victor Olivier de Puymanel (1768 in Carpentras – 1799 in Malacca), Nguyễn Văn Tín ( 阮文信) or Ông Tín in Vietnamese, was a French construction officer and a French Navy volunteer and adventurer who had an important role in Vietnam ...

. He entered Nguyễn Ánh's service in 1793, and spent most of his time buying military supplies in

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and Batavia. He served as lieutenant-colonel in army of

Nguyễn lord Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese peopl ...

. He was the commander of warship lArmide'', and granted the noble title ''Thiện Tri Hầu'' ("Marquess Thiện Tri") by Nguyễn Ánh. He participated in the battle of

Đà Nẵng Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the list of cities in Vietnam, fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River (Vietnam), Hàn R ...

and

Phú Xuân Phú Xuân (富春) was the historic capital of the Nguyễn lords, the Tây Sơn dynasty, and later became the Nguyễn dynasty's capital (renamed Huế). History In 1306, the King of Champa Chế Mân offered Vietnam two Chăm prefectures, Ô ...

(modern

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) in 1801. He died on 23 July 1802 before Lord Nguyễn Ánh captured Thăng Long (modern

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

) and reunified Vietnam. Barisy married a Vietnamese woman. One of his daughters was the second wife of

Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau (1769–1832) was a French Navy sailor and an adventurer who played an important role in Vietnam in the 19th century. He served the Nguyễn dynasty from 1794 to 1819, and 1821 to 1826,Tran, p. 206. and took the Vietnamese ...

.Wynn Wilcox
''Vietnam and the West''
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References

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