He fought commanding a warship against the Tây Sơn in the Saigon River, but he blew himself up with his warship rather than surrender to the more numerous Tây Sơn navy.
Ia memimpin sebuah kapal perang saar melawan Tây Sơn di Sungai Saigon, namun ia menenggelamkan dirinya sendiri bersama dengan kapal perangnya ketimbang menyerah kepada angkatan laut Tây Sơn.