Laurent-André-Estiennet-Marie Barisy (also spelled Barizy; 8 November 1769 â 23 July 1802) was an adventurer who went into the service of Nguyá» n ÃÂnh, the future emperor Gia Long of Nguyá» n dynasty, Vietnam.
Laurent Barisy was born in Port Louis, Isle de France (modern Mauritius). He was originally from Groix, Brittany, France. Official documents were silent on his nationality. Some scholars thought he was an English person.
Barisy was a friend of Olivier de Puymanel. He entered Nguyá» n ÃÂnh's service in 1793, and spent most of his time buying military supplies in Malacca, Manila and Batavia. He served as lieutenant-colonel in army of Nguyá» n lord. He was the commander of warship lArmide, and granted the noble title Thiá»Ân Tri Hầu ("Marquess Thiá»Ân Tri") by Nguyá» n ÃÂnh. He participated in the battle of ÃÂàNẵng and Phú Xuân (modern Huế) in 1801. He died on 23 July 1802 before Lord Nguyá» n ÃÂnh captured ThÃÂng Long (modern Hanoi) and reunified Vietnam.
Barisy married a Vietnamese woman. One of his daughters was the second wife of Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau.