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Beaver Wars

After the peace negotiations and treaty of 1645–46, there was only a brief respite in the conflict between the Huron (Wendat) and the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee). The Huron were attacked repeatedly by their enemies, in particular the Mohawk and Seneca, until, in 1649, their country was completely devastated. The destruction of Huronia finally ended the Huron–Iroquois struggle; complicated peace negotiations followed, and a treaty was signed on 13 Dec. 1665.

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ANNENRAES
ATIRONTA (Aëoptahon), Jean-Baptiste (d. 1650)
CALLIÈRE (Callières), LOUIS-HECTOR DE
CHABERT DE JONCAIRE, LOUIS-THOMAS (Sononchiez)
CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE
CHAUDIÈRE NOIRE (“Black Cauldron”)
CHOMEDEY DE MAISONNEUVE, PAUL DE
DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX (Daulat, Daulac), ADAM
DONNACONA
DUBOIS DAVAUGOUR, PIERRE
GANDEACTEUA (Gandeacteüa, Gandeaktena, Gandeaktewa, Gandiaktua, Ganneaktena), baptized Catherine
GREYSOLON DULHUT (Du Lhut, Du Luth), DANIEL
HUAULT DE MONTMAGNY, CHARLES (“Onontio”)
IROQUET (Yroquet)
KAYAHSOTAˀ (Gaiachoton, Geyesutha, Guyasuta, Kayashoton, Kiashuta, Quiasutha)
KIOTSEAETON (Kioutsaeton), dit “Le Crochet” (The Hook)
KONDIARONK (Gaspar Soiaga, Souoias, Sastaretsi) (Le Rat)
LAMBERVILLE, JEAN DE
LAUMET, dit de Lamothe Cadillac, ANTOINE
LAUSON, JEAN DE, senior (d. 1666)
LE BER, JACQUES
LE FEBVRE DE LA BARRE, JOSEPH-ANTOINE
LE MOYNE DE LONGUEUIL ET DE CHÂTEAUGUAY, CHARLES
MIRISTOU (Mahigan Aticq Ouche)
ONDAAIONDIONT, baptized Charles
OTREOUTI (Hateouati, Hoteouate, Hotrehouati, Houtreouati, Oureouhat, Outreouhati), dit La Grande Gueule (Grangular, Grangula)
OUREHOUARE (Orehaoue, Horehouasse)
PERROT, NICOLAS
RIGAUD DE VAUDREUIL, PHILIPPE DE, Marquis de Vaudreuil
RÉMY DE COURCELLE (Courcelles), DANIEL DE
TALON (Talon Du Quesnoy), JEAN
TEGANISSORENS (Decanesora)
TEKANOET (Tegannehout, Cannehouet, Cannehoot, Tegancouti, Tagancout, Tegancout, Téganeout)
TEKARIHOKEN (Tegarihogen, Tegarioguen, Teharihogen, Teharihoguen, Thearihogen)
TESSOUAT (Besouat) (fl. 1603-13)
TESSOUAT (Tesswehas) (Le Borgne de l’Île), baptized Paul (d. 1654)
TONTY, HENRI (de)
VAILLANT DE GUESLIS, FRANÇOIS
VOYER D’ARGENSON, PIERRE DE
WATSON, SAMUEL JAMES

Other Resources

Beaver Wars - Wikipedia
Beaver Wars | From the History Room
Beaver Wars | Native American history | Britannica.com
Beaver wars map
First Interactions: The Beaver Wars – Military History in the Adirondacks
French-Iroquois Confrontation: 1609
Huron-Iroquois War
Indian Conflicts & Alliances
Iroquois War (1609) - Wikipedia
Iroquois Wars - The Canadian Encyclopedia. Content archived on 3 Dec. 2024
Scene - The Great Peace of 1701
The Beaver Wars & Toronto in the 1600s - Spacing Toronto
The Bloody Beaver Wars & Toronto in the 1600s. Content archived on 23 Dec. 2017 (original link)
The Iroquois. Content archived on 2 Oct. 2023
The Iroquois threat
The Iroquois wars – Societies and Territories
WarMuseum.ca - A Chronology of Canadian Military History - 1609-1701
Wars and Imperial Rivalries | Virtual Museum of New France

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