Benjamin Louis Elalie de Bonneville ( Eng. Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville ; April 14, 1796 - June 12, 1878 ) - US Army officer , trapper and explorer of the Wild West .
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| Birth name | fr Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville |
| Date of Birth | April 14, 1796 |
| Place of Birth | Paris , France |
| Date of death | June 12, 1878 (82 years) |
| Place of death | Fort Smith , Arkansas , United States |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | military , trapper , trader |
| Father | Nicolas Bonneville |
| Mother | Marguerite Brazier |
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Early years
Benjamin Bonneville was born in Paris in 1796 . His parents were French publisher Nicolas Bonneville and his wife Marguerite Brazier. When Bonneville turned seven years old, thanks to the help of American writer and philosopher Thomas Paine , his family moved to the United States . Paine met Bonneville's family while in France; he was also Benjamin's godfather . When Payne passed away, he left most of his property to Bonneville, since Marguerite, Benjamin’s mother, took care of him until his death in 1809 .
In 1813, Bonneville entered the US Military Academy , after which he received the rank of second lieutenant of light artillery .
Career
In 1815, Bonneville was sent to serve in New England , and six years later transferred to Fort Smith, Arkansas . [1] In 1824, he was promoted to captain and transferred to Fort Gibson, which was located in the Indian Territory . Some time later, Bonneville went to France, where he met with the Marquis de La Fayette . After returning to America, he was sent to Missouri .
In 1831, Bonneville left the service in the army and went to the West . A year later he built the first fort in the west of the Rocky Mountains , near the modern city of Daniel , and named it Fort Bonneville. The fort, founded by Bonneville, for many years became the center of the fur trade to the west of the main ridge of the Rocky Mountains. Almost all the mountain camps in the following years were collected near him.
During his stay in the US capital, Bonneville sold his diaries to American writer Washington Irving , who published on their basis a book about the adventures of the captain.
In 1836 he returned to the service and all his further activity was connected with the army. Bonneville received an appointment first in Nebraska , and then in New Mexico . [2] He took part in the Mexican-American War , and in 1855 was promoted to the rank of colonel . During the Civil War, he rose to the rank of brigadier general . He retired in 1866 and settled in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Benjamin Bonneville died on June 12, 1878 and was buried in the Catholic Belfontein cemetery in St. Louis . His name is dried up salt lake in Utah .
Notes
- ↑ Bonneville House Fort Smith Arkansas Special Event Rental in Belle Grove Historic District Archived March 10, 2012.
- ↑ Benjamin Bonneville - Spartacus Educational Archive dated October 18, 2011 on the Wayback Machine
Literature
- Irving, WA . The Adventures of Captain Bonneville . - Echo Library, 2010. - 248 p. - ISBN 1406895202 .
Links
- Bonneville, Benjamin (English) on the Find a Grave website
- Works of Benjamin Bonneville in the project "Gutenberg"