Hippolyte Bouchard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hippolyte Bouchard

French navy officer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1780

Place of Birth: Bormes-les-Mimosas, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1837

Profession: military personnel, privateer

Nationality: France, Argentina, Peru

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hippolyte Bouchard, or Hipólito Bouchard (15 January 1780 – 4 January 1837), was a French-born Argentine sailor and corsair who fought for Argentina, Chile, and Peru. During his first campaign as an Argentine corsair he attacked the Spanish colonies of Chile and Peru, under the command of the Irish-Argentine Admiral William Brown. He was the first Argentine to circumnavigate the world.
During his voyage around the globe he blockaded the port of Manila.
In Hawaii, he recovered an Argentine privateer which had been seized by mutineers.
He also met the local ruler, King Kamehameha I.
His forces occupied Monterey, California, then a Spanish colony, raised the Argentine flag and held the town for six days.
After raiding Monterey, he plundered Mission San Juan Capistrano in Southern California.
Toward the end of the voyage Bouchard raided Spanish ports in Central America.
His second homeland remembers him as a hero and patriot; several places are named in his honour.



Description	Peruvian portrait painter
Date of birth/death	6 September 1785	1841
Location of birth/death	Lima	Lima
Work location	Peru, Chile; Argentina
Authority control	: Q3848316 VIAF: 26330211 ISNI: 0000 0000 6705 0134 ULAN: 500128489 LCCN: n96072355 Open Library: OL341309A WorldCat