When the 1787 Treaty of Versailles went unfulfilled, Pigneau raised funds and volunteers himself and sailed from Pondicherry. His ships reached Saigon with arms and officers such as Dayot, Vannier and Olivier de Puymanel, who trained Nguyễn Ánh's army and navy.
Political
Pigneau de Béhaine brings French volunteers to Saigon
- 24 July 1789
- Southeast Asia
Meanwhile, elsewhere
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