Did Francis Drake was the first Frenchman to sail around the world.?

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2026-02-25 07:15

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No, Francis Drake was not French; he was an English sea captain and privateer. He is known for being the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe from 1577 to 1580. The first Frenchman to accomplish this feat was Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier in the 18th century.

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