Episode 2 of 4
Arrival off Botany Bay
- When
- 24 January 1788
- Where
- off Botany Bay, New South Wales
The Astrolabe and Boussole reached Botany Bay on 24 January 1788 as the British colony was being moved to Port Jackson.
The expedition continued to Australia and arrived off Botany Bay on 24 January 1788. The French ships appeared just as Captain Arthur Phillip was attempting to move his colony from Botany Bay to Sydney Cove in Port Jackson, so the French found the British settlement in the midst of relocation. The encounter brought officers of two rival empires face to face on the Australian coast.
Sources
- Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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