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Louis Antoine de Bougainville |
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| Louis Antoine de Bougainville led the first French naval expedition to circumnavigate the world, from 1766 to 1769. Members of the expedition became the first Europeans to see many of the Pacific islands they encountered. Bougainville was also a distinguished scientist, and fought in the American War of Independence. | ||||||
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