Sébastien Lespès
Sébastien-Nicolas-Joachim Lespès | |
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| Born | 13 March 1828 Bayonne |
| Died | 24 August 1897 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | French Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Siege of Sebastopol Second Opium War Cochinchina campaign Sino-French War Keelung Campaign Battle of Tamsui |
Sébastien-Nicolas-Joachim Lespès (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ nikɔlɑ ʒɔ.aʃɛ̃ lɛspɛ]; 13 March 1828 – 24 August 1897) was a French admiral who played an important role in naval operations during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885), as second-in-command of Admiral Amédée Courbet's Far East Squadron.