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    Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (/ˈbuːɡənvɪl/, US also /ˌbuːɡæ̃ˈviːl/, French: [lwi ɑ̃twan də buɡɛ̃vil]; 12 November 1729 – 31 August 1811) was a...
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  • brother to Louis Antoine de Bougainville French ship Bougainville, various French ships named in honour of Louis Antoine de Bougainville Bougainville-class...
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    periods. The name of the region originates from French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville, who reached it in 1768. Bougainvillean separatism dates to...
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    Français de Bali Louis Antoine de Bougainville (LFB, Indonesian: Sekolah Perancis Bali), also known as the École Internationale Française de Bali (EIFB)...
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    accompanied Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of exploration. He died of illness in Timor in 1770. Véron was the astronomer on Bougainville's ship...
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    with Colonel Chevalier de Levis now as his second-in-command and Capitaine Louis Antoine de Bougainville as his new aide-de-camp. Upon Montcalm's arrival...
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    was named after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville, who reached it in 1768. The German Empire placed Bougainville under a protectorate in 1886...
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    explorer, and Le Bougainville is named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a French admiral and explorer. Built by VARD, Le Bougainville had her hull constructed...
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  • philosophical dialogues written by Denis Diderot, inspired by Louis Antoine de Bougainville's Voyage autour du monde. It was written in 1772 for the journal...
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    tests on Mururoa. Because of its shape, French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville named it "Île de la Harpe" (Harp Island). Hao is 920 km (570 mi) east...
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