Pacific Journal of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, 1767-1768
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The French entered the Pacific in the late 17th century, but the ocean remained largely a Spanish preserve until British navigators began to cross its vast expanse in the mid 1760s. France''s concerns that Britain might establish its superiority in the area, meant they welcomed Louis de Bougainville''s voyage of exploration undertaken in 1766-9. After handing over the colony he had established...
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The French entered the Pacific in the late 17th century, but the ocean remained largely a Spanish preserve until British navigators began to cross its vast expanse in the mid 1760s. France''s concerns that Britain might establish its superiority in the area, meant they welcomed Louis de Bougainville''s voyage of exploration undertaken in 1766-9. After handing over the colony he had established...
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