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Louis Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE
(1729 - 1811)


Refer to Wikipedia article on de Bougainville.

He hoped to discover the east coast of New Holland and claim it for France, but turned northward after striking heavy breakers of the Great Barrier Reef.


Updated 23 Nov 06

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