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Pierre-Joseph Céloron de Blainville (29 December 1693 – 14 April 1759), also known as Celeron de Bienville (or Céleron, or Céloron, etc.), was a French Canadian Officer of Marine. In 1739 and 1740 he led a detachment to Louisiana to fight the Chickasaw in the abortive Chickasaw Campaign of 1739 .
Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Germany Berlin: 15 May: Macron's state visit to Germany was his first international trip as president. He chose Germany as the first foreign trip of his presidency in a demonstration of a pro-European sign, as well as to follow the tradition of French presidents making their first international trip to Germany. [1]
Céloron de Blainville is a French family of officers and colonial administrators, who notably played a role in New France beginning in the 17th century. One member, Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville , is the subject of a folk song by Robert Schmertz entitled Celoron .
Coat of Arms of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə mwan də bjɛ̃vil]; / l ə ˈ m ɔɪ n d ə b i ˈ ɛ n v ɪ l /; February 23, 1680 – March 7, 1767), also known as Sieur de Bienville, was a French-Canadian colonial administrator in New France.
Licorne (1691), an 8-gun fluyt [2] Licorne (1702), a 52-gun ship of the line [2] Licorne (1756), a 32-gun frigate, lead ship of her class. Captured in 1778 by HMS America and taken into British service as HMS Licorne, sold in 1783. [2] Licorne (1780), a 20-gun corvette, formerly HMS Unicorn, that Andromaque captured in 1780.
Foreign nationals who need a visa for a part of Overseas France can obtain one by lodging an application at a French embassy or consulate in their country of residence (or, in the case of foreign nationals already in a part of France, the local prefecture) [10] for a fee of up to €99 (depending on the destination, length of stay, age and ...
A WikiLeaks cable regarding Operation Licorne states: "the French are quite bitter about Cote d'Ivoire, once a crown jewel of France-Afrique, which spiraled into chaos after the death of one of France-Afrique's biggest advocates and beneficiaries, Houphouet-Boigny, reaching a nadir with the November 2004 bombing by Cote d'Ivoire of French ...
Rivière de la Licorne (English: Unicorn River), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada Stade de la Licorne (English: Unicorn Stadium ), a soccer stadium in Amiens, France La Licorne (English: The Unicorn ), Le Plateau-Mont-Royal , Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a theatre