"Never," says an eyewitness, "had Canada seen such a sight; and never, perhaps, will she see such a sight again."Our special project presenting
Canadians Launch Sneak Attacks on Iroquois
Belmont, who accompanied the expedition, speaks of the affair with indignation, which was shared by many French officers.Our special project
Denonville Versus Dongan
The French governor, unlike his rival (the British Governor of New York), felt strong in the support of his king, who had responded amply to his
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 7
The state of the settlements, scattered in broken lines for two or three hundred miles along the St. Lawrence, seemed to him an invitation to
Humiliation of La Barre
They turned back in disgust, filled with wrath and scorn against the governor and all the French. Canada had incurred the contempt, not only of
The Iroquois Defiant
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Iroquois Diplomacy
The first act of Viele was a blunder. He told the Onondagas that the English governor was master of their country; and that, as they were subjects of
Montreal Sacked
Today's installment concludes The Lachine Massacre,our selection from Histoire du Canada by François Xavier Garneau published in 1848.If you
Machinations of “The Rat”
This artifice, a manifestation of the diabolic nature of its author, had too much of the success intended by it.Continuing The Lachine