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Benjamin Bonneville

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Gender Male
Death146 years ago
Date of birth April 14,1796
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Paris
France
Date of died June 12,1878
DiedFort Smith
Arkansas
United States
Years of service1815–1861
Battles and wars Mexican–American War
American Civil War
Job Army officer
Explorer
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Date of Upd.
ID655953
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Benjamin Bonneville Life story


Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville was a French-born officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West. He is noted for his expeditions to the Oregon Country and the Great Basin, and in particular for blazing portions of the Oregon Trail.

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