Luis Langlois

Luis Langlois Vidal was a Chilean naval officer who briefly served as Director General of the Chilean Navy in 1925.

Biography

Langlois pursued a career in the Chilean Navy and participated in the Chilean Civil War of 1891 as a midshipman aboard the ironclad Almirante Cochrane. During the conflict, he took part in the Congressional forces' campaign in central Chile and kept a journal describing the naval operations in which he participated.

Langlois subsequently rose through the senior ranks of the Navy. From April 1923 to April 1924, he served as Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, flying his flag aboard the battleship Almirante Latorre.

On 22 January 1925, Langlois became acting Director General of the Navy, succeeding Vice Admiral Salustio Valdés. His tenure was brief, ending on 3 March 1925, when he was succeeded by Juan Schroeder Peña.

Langlois also wrote extensively on Chilean naval history and contributed articles to Revista de Marina, including studies of naval organization and accounts of the events of 1891.