the state of us, louisiana was once a french colony.
the state of us, louisiana was once a french colony.
which state of us was once a french colony?
louisiana
in 1750 bossu was a member of military reinforcements being send to new orleans, the capital of the french colony louisiana. bossu's convoy left france on 1750-12-26 and traveled first to cap-françois in saint-domingue, where it arrived mid february. after a short stay the convoy left for new orleans on 1751-3-8 finally arriving in early april. soon after his arrival in new orleans bossu set out to explore the mississippi river and neighbouring areas. first he traveled to the natchez and later to the quapaw, who made him a member of their tribe. later he explored the lower parts of the arkansas river and followed the mississippi river into illinois. in 1757 bossu returned to france to report on the state of the french colony and was ordered back to new orleans the same year. louis billouart the governor of louisiana sent him from new orleans to fort toulouse at the eastern border of the colony. in 1759 he was assigned to lead a convoy to fort tombecbe, where the choctaw were living. he returned to new orleans the same year and little is known what he did until early january in 1763 when he returned to france. back in france he had to spend six weeks in prison for having criticized louis billouart for assigning the command of the convoy to fort toulouse to less experienced officer.
jean bernard bossu
bullet::::- french southern and antarctic territories 1955 –









































bullet::::- french territory of afars and issas 1967–1977









































bullet::::- french west africa 1944–1959









































bullet::::- gabon (french colony) 1886–1937









































bullet::::- inini 1932–1946









































bullet::::- ivory coast (french colony) 1892–1944









































bullet::::- mali federation 1959–1960









































bullet::::- mauritania (french colony) 1906–1944









































bullet::::- mayotte 1997–









































bullet::::- middle congo 1907–1937









































bullet::::- new caledonia 1860 –









































bullet::::- niger (french colony) 1921–1944









































bullet::::- obock 1892–1894









































bullet::::- oubangui – chari 1922–1937









































bullet::::- oubangui – chari – tchad 1915–1922









































bullet::::- senegal (french colony) 1887 –









































bullet::::- senegambia and niger 1903–1906









































bullet::::- tahiti 1882–1915









































bullet::::- togo (french colony) 1921–1957
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