Iberville Pierre Le Moyne Sieur D' 1661-1706 Third Son Of Charles


Le Moyne, Sieur de Longueuil. Entered the French navy, returning to

Canada in 1683. Three years later accompanied De Troyes in the

expedition against the English on Hudson Bay, and took part in the

capture of Moose Factory, Fort Rupert, and Albany. Returned to Quebec in

1687; and the following year was again on the bay. In 1689 captured the

Hampshire, and brought her to Quebec with her cargo of furs. In 1690

took part
n the raid on Schenectady; and the same year captured Fort

Severn on Hudson Bay. In 1694 sailed to the bay with a French fleet, and

captured Fort Nelson. Two years later captured Pemaquid; and, sailing to

Newfoundland, captured St. John's and raided the villages along the

coast. In 1697 again sailed to Hudson Bay, defeated a superior fleet,

and recaptured Fort Nelson. The following year sailed from Brest in

command of an expedition to discover the mouth of the Mississippi and

plant a colony there, in both of which he was successful. The remaining

years of his life spent in building up the colony of Louisiana. =Index=:

(Count Frontenac era) Accompanies expedition to Hudson Bay, 206; joins war party against

Schenectady, 235; arrives from Hudson Bay with two captured vessels,

325; takes Fort Pemaquid, 331; exploits in Hudson Bay, 342-350; sails

for France, and returns with two French ships, 343; captures Fort

Nelson, 345; sails for France, 346; attacks English settlements in

Newfoundland, 346; takes St. John's, 347; in his ship Pelican

successfully engages three English vessels, 349; sails for France, 349.

(Bishop Laval era) Commands expedition against English in Hudson Bay, 204; his exploits

in Newfoundland and Hudson Bay, 232; subsequent services and death of,

233. =Bib.=: Reed, First Great Canadian; Parkman, Half Century of

Conflict; Laut, Conquest of the Great North-West; Colby, Canadian

Types of the Old Regime; Desmazures, Histoire du Chevalier

d'Iberville; Gayarre, History of Louisiana; Margry, Decouvertes des

Francais; Wallace, Louisiana under the French; Martin, History of

Louisiana; Bacqueville de la Potherie, Histoire de l'Amerique

Septentrionale; Jeremie, Relation du Detroit et de la Baye d'Hudson

(Bernard, Recueil de Voiages au Nord). See also bibliography at the

end of Reed's work.



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