De Forçant (also spelled de Forsans or de Forçanz; died 1809) full name Godefroy de Forçanz, was a French Navy officer and an adventurer who went into the service of Nguyá» n ÃÂnh, the future emperor Gia Long of Nguyá» n dynasty, Vietnam.
De Forçant was the commander of French warship l'Aigle. In 1788, he came to Vietnam together with Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau, Philippe Vannier and Jean-Marie Dayot following the encouragements of Mgr Pigneau de Béhaine, and swore allegiance to Nguyá» n ÃÂnh (later Emperor Gia Long). He received the title of trðá»Âng cá (æÂÂå¥Â), together with Chaigneau, Vannier and Despiau, meaning second-class second-degree military mandarins, and took the Vietnamese name Lê VÃÂn LÃÂng (é»ÂæÂÂ棱).
De Forçant participated in the battle of Thá» Nại in March 1801 together with Chaigneau and Vannier, under the command of Nguyá» n VÃÂn Trðáng. He died in Cochinchina in 1809.