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Who commanded HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s voyage?

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HMS Beagle on the Strait of Magellan, South America, originally published in an 1890 edition of Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle. — Beagle HMS *Beagle* on the Strait of Magellan, South America, originally published in an 1890 edition of Charles Darwin's *Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle*.

Robert Fitzroy commanded HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's voyage. Fitzroy was a naval officer, hydrographer, and meteorologist who led the expedition from 1831 to 1836. This voyage provided Darwin with crucial materials for his theory of evolution by natural selection.12