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Benjamin Bonneville
Benjamin Bonneville
Birth nameBenjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville
Born(1796-04-14)April 14, 1796
near Paris, French First Republic
DiedJune 12, 1878(1878-06-12) (aged 82)
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Place of burial
Bellefontaine Cemetery,
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service/branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1815–1861 1861-1865
Rank Colonel
Brevet Brigadier General
Commands held3rd U.S. Infantry
Department of New Mexico
Battles/warsMexican–American War
Civil War

Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (April 14, 1796 – June 12, 1878) was an American officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West. He is noted for his expeditions to the Oregon Country and the Great Basin, and in particular for blazing portions of the Oregon Trail.

During his lifetime, Bonneville was made famous by an account of his explorations in the West written by Washington Irving.

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