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Nicolas Baudin

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Nicolas-Thomas Baudin (February 17, 1754 - September 16, 1803) was a French explorer. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Baudin was born in Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Ile de Ré. Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in western France. Île de Ré (formerly also Île de Rhé; in English Isle of Rhé) is an Island off the west coast of France near La Rochelle, At the age of fifteen he joined the merchant navy, and at twenty joined the French East India Company. The French East India Company ( French: La Compagnie française des Indes orientales or Compagnie française pour le commerce des Indes orientales) was a He then joined the French navy and served in the Caribbean during the American War of Independence. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" In 1785 Baudin was captain of the Caroline taking emigrants to New Orleans. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana After the war he captained ships transporting Austrian botanists to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, and slaves from Mozambique. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa During this time Baudin learnt about botany and how to keep plants and animals alive on board ship. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae.

In 1792 France declared war on Austria and Baudin tried unsuccessfully to rejoin the French navy. He returned to France in 1795 and visited Antoine de Jussieu at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle to suggest a botanical voyage to the Caribbean. Antoine De Jussieu ( July 6, 1686 - April 22, 1758) was a French naturalist. The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle ( MNHN) is the French national Museum of Natural history. This voyage was a success, and Baudin returned to France with a large collection of plants, birds and insects. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described

In October 1800 he was selected to lead what has become known as the Baudin expedition to map the coast of Australia. The Baudin expedition of 1800 to 1802 was a French expedition to map the coast of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He had two ships, Le Géographe and Le Naturaliste captained by Hamelin, and was accompanied by nine zoologists and botanists, including Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour. Baron Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin ( October 13 1768 – April 23 1839) was a Rear admiral of the French navy and later Jean Baptiste Louis Claude Theodore Leschenault de la Tour ( November 13, 1773 - March 14, 1826) was a French Botanist and He reached Australia in May 1801, and in April 1802 met Matthew Flinders, also engaged in charting the coastline, in Encounter Bay. Captain Matthew Flinders, RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814 was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age Encounter Bay is located on the south central coast of South Australia, some 100km south of Adelaide, South Australia Baudin then stopped at the British colony at Sydney for supplies. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 In Sydney he bought a new ship — Casuarina — named after the wood it was made from. From there he sent home Le Naturaliste, which had on board all of the specimens that had been discovered by Baudin and his crew. He then headed for Tasmania, before continuing north to Timor. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Timor is an Island at the south end of the Malay Archipelago, north of the Timor Sea. Two of his ships named Jardinière, were lost in shipwrecks, one in the Pacific and the other in Port Louis harbour during a hurricane

Baudin then sailed for home, stopping at Mauritius, where he died of tuberculosis. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common

A number of monuments have been established around Australia, including eight at various locations around Western Australia [1].

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