Bouvet Island island was claimed for the British Crown by George Norris, who named it Liverpool Island. He also reported Thompson Island as nearby, although this was later shown to be a phantom island. The first "Norvegia" expedition landed on the island in 1927 and claimed it for Norway. At this time the island was named "Bouvet Island", or "Bouvetøya" in Norwegian. After a dispute with the United Kingdom, it was declared a Norwegian dependency in 1930. It became a nature reserve in 1971. The island was discovered on 1 January 1739 by Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, commander of the French
Pierre François Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve to obtain a clear "casus belli", Bouvet anchored his ship at the entrance of Manila Bay, but stayed ready to set sail. Soon, "Antelope" and shore batteries opened up on "Entreprenant", which promptly retreated. Bouvet sailed to Corregidor Island and endeavored to blockade all shipping bound for Manila. After collecting enough prisoners in this way, on 3 September, he released them on parole under promise not to navigate at sea before "Mouche n° 6" would be released. Bouvet had them convey his ultimatum that if his conditions were not met the next day, he would attack the coasts of the