▁Battle ▁of ▁Kin burn . ▁In ▁this ▁attack ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁floating ▁battery ▁La ve . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁Corn ul ier ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁bomb ard ment ▁and ▁capture ▁of ▁A cap ul co ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁French ▁inter vention ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁head ed ▁the ▁É cole ▁Nav ale ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁council ▁several ▁times . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁contre - am iral ▁( re ar ▁adm iral ). ▁ ▁C och inch ina ▁( 1 8 7 0 – 7 1 ) ▁ ▁Corn ul ier ▁was ▁governor ▁of ▁C och inch ina ▁from ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁When ▁he ▁took ▁office ▁Napoleon ▁III ▁told ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁T ự ▁ Đ ứ c , ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Vietnam , ▁that ▁Corn ul ier ▁spoke ▁in ▁his ▁name . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁liberal ▁governor , ▁toler ating ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁custom s ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁people . ▁When ▁news ▁reached ▁Corn ul ier ▁of ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War ▁he ▁began ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁def enses ▁of ▁Sa ig on ▁to ▁guard ▁against ▁an ▁attack ▁by ▁Pr uss ia . ▁He ▁fell ▁ill ▁after ▁ 1 5 ▁months ▁and ▁asked ▁to ▁be