Sino-French War Angel Laurent Giovaninelli, born on 15 September 1837 in Pastoreccia-di-Rostino in Corsica; died on 28 August 1903 in Frénois (Meuse), was a major general of the French army.

Born on 15 September 1837 in Castello-di-Rostino in Corsica, he was admitted to the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr in 1855 ( promotion from Sébastopol ) then completed his entire career in the Infantry .

He was then promoted to sub-lieutenant at twenty, he served in Algeria and fought in Italy and Mexico (where he was wounded) in the Foreign Legion up to the rank of captain.

During the Sino-French War, he was part of the two French brigades which went up Upper Tonkin and in February 1885 conquered the town of Lạng Sơn, in the north of present-day Vietnam.

Most of his troops were then entrusted with to General Giovanninelli to rally the other brigade on 30 March, which had operated the much contested Lang Son Retreat and stabilize the situation, until the signing of a peace treaty.