Callière’s peace conference with the Iroquois. The chief promised loyalty to the French and urged that hostilities cease between the Iroquois and western Indians. A year later, Father
on the Iroquois near Rivière des Prairies in 1695. Callière, Frontenac
Noro in requesting that Governor Callière send Nicolas
Callière, a native of Caen who was made a midshipman in 1677. He served at Brest and at Rochefort, where in 1684 he was a sub-lieutenant in the navy. In the same year he came to Canada and was
went to France to rebuild his health by taking the waters. On his return in 1695 he was sent by Callière to the head of Lac des Deux-Montagnes to ambush an Iroquois party; however, it evaded him
Callière at Quebec in October 1702. The Penobscots were unenthusiastic about fighting with the French unless Quebec was threatened with actual conquest, which would deprive them of French
Schuyler, invaded the settlements south of Montreal. When the governor of the district, Hector de Callière
autumn Callière entrusted him and Father
Callière’s absence.
Provost was the man chiefly responsible for preparing the town of Quebec to defend itself against
notified the Chevalier de Callière, the governor of Montreal, who collected from 700 to 800 men and
, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1942–43. P.-G Roy, “Ce que Callières pensait de nos officiers,” BRH, XXVI (1920), 327; Inv. ord. int., I, 21, 71. [François Vachon] de Belmont
Montreal [see Louis-Hector de Callière*]. Around 25 Sept. 1701 Chardon went to Michilimackinac on his way to the Baie
[Laumet*], the commandant, who later reported that he had “sent her under guard to the Chevalier de [Callière*] who sent her down to
of greater uprightness and with more experience of such matters than he [Lespinay].” However, Callière
, Governor Louis-Hector de Callière named him an ensign. In 1703 Coulon de Villiers was
Callière, François Desjordy Moreau may well have taken part in the ill-fated Denonville expedition against the Iroquois in 1687. He was certainly present at the defence of Quebec against
, as before, it was Martel who worked out the practical details. On 31 Oct. 1701 he asked Callière
arranged by Governor Callière with the Iroquois. The Ottawa ambassadors pleaded ignorance of the
Callière wrote that he was a good officer and again recommended him, “His Majesty having pardoned the aforesaid Sieur de Portneuf some petty faults of which he had been accused.” On 1