Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, General Montcalm's aide-de-camp, was diminutive, overweight, asthmatic and possessed a good military mind. As he had already written two books on mathematics and was a ...

People take part in a non-binding independence referendum in Kunua Community, Bougainville (Reuters) - The South Pacific archipelago of Bougainville on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to become ...

John Davis, Dutch explorer Sebald de Weert and French nobleman Louis Antoine de Bougainville Gaucho Antonio Rivero, Louis Vernet and Captain Onslow of HMS Clio The Falkland Islands, lying about 560km ...

The South Pacific archipelago of Bougainville on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to become independent of Papua New Guinea, becoming the world's latest territory to seek secession. Here are some facts ...

In order to maintain a strong defense, the French General Louis-Joseph the Marquis de Montcalm needed fresh troops. He sent his aide-de-camp, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, as an emissary to France, ...

Falkland Islands Day was celebrated last Wednesday 14 August with a reception at Government House in Stanley hosted by Governor Nigel Haywood. The date marks the first recorded sighting of the ...