In 1805, during the famous Lewis and Clark expedition, a remarkable baby was born at Fort Mandan. Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, son of expedition guide Sacagawea, became the youngest member of the Corps of Discovery, traveling over 2000 miles of uncharted wilderness before his first birthday. After Sacagaweas death, William Clark became the boys guardian, providing him an extraordinary education in St Louis and later Germany. Young Jean Baptiste mastered multiple languages including Shoshone, Frenc