| Hyacinthe de Bougainville | |
|---|---|
 Hyacinthe de Bougainville | |
| Born | December 26, 1781 |
| Died | 18 October 1846 (aged 64) |
| Place of birth | Brest, France |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Allegiance |
 France |
| Service/branch | French Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, baron de Bougainville (26 December 1781 — 18 October 1846) was a French naval officer. He was the son of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.[1] He became Rear-Admiral on 1 May 1838.
Career[]
As a young second-class midshipman of eighteen Hyacinthe de Bougainville participated in the 1800-02 Baudin expedition to Australia.[2]
Hyacinthe de Bougainville sailed around the world from 1824 to 1826 onboard Thétis and Espérance,[1] sent by the Minister of the Navy and the Colonies, the duc de Clermont-Tonnerre.[3]
Frigate Thétis, 1813 model. Musée National de la Marine (Rochefort).
On 12 January 1825, Hyacinthe de Bougainville led an embassy to Vietnam with Captain Courson de la Ville-Hélio, arriving in Da Nang, with the warships Thétis and Espérance.[4] Although they had numerous presents for the Emperor, and a 28 January 1824 letter from Louis XVIII, the ambassadors could not obtain an audience from Minh Mạng.[5] Hyacinthe de Bougainville infiltrated Father Regéreau from the Thétis when it was anchored in Da Nang, triggering edicts of persecution against Christianity by Minh Mạng.[6]
Bougainville visited New South Wales in 1825. That same year, he visited Port Jackson[7] and Sydney where he set up a monument to La Pérouse in Botany Bay.[8]
Works[]
Portrait of Hyacinthe de Bougainville.
Journal de la Navigation Autour Du Globe de la Frégate Thétis et de la Corvette L'Espérance (Paris : Arthus Bertrand) 1837.
See also[]
- France-Vietnam relations
- European and American voyages of scientific exploration
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Randier, p.292
- ↑ Horner, F. The French Reconnaissance: Baudin in Australia 1801—1803, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1987 ISBN 0-522-84339-5.
- ↑ Colin L. Dyer, The French Explorers and the Aboriginal Australians 1772-1839 p.12 [1]
- ↑ Oscar Chapuis, A History of Vietnam: From Hong Bang to Tu Duc p. 190.
- ↑ Oscar Chapuis, The Last Emperors of Vietnam p.4
- ↑ The Vietnamese Response to French Intervention, 1862-1874 p.27
- ↑ Colin L. Dyer, The French Explorers and the Aboriginal Australians 1772-1839: 1772-1839 p. 11 [2]
- ↑ Maria Nugent , Botany Bay: Where Histories Meet p. 101
References[]
- Randier, Jean 2006 La Royale Editions Babouji ISBN 2-35261-022-2
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