Édouard Pottier
Édouard Pottier | |
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| Born | 6 July 1839 Strasbourg, France |
| Died | 3 August 1903 (aged 64) Rochefort, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1855–1903 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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| Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
Édouard Pottier (6 July 1839 – 3 August 1903) was a French admiral. During his career, he served in various regions of the world and took part in the operations leading to the occupation of Veracruz in 1861 during the Second French intervention in Mexico and the conquest of Vĩnh Long Province in 1867, which added that territory to French Cochinchina. Promoted to captain in 1886, he served in the Mediterranean and the Levant. Promoted to rear admiral in 1893 and vice admiral in 1898, he served as commander of the International Squadron, a multinational squadron which intervened in the Cretan Revolt of 1897–1898 against the Ottoman Empire. In 1900 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the French Far East Squadron.