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Battle Of York Factory (other)
Battle of York Factory may refer to: * Encounter at York Factory (1690), a naval encounter by a force under Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and the English in Hudson's Bay near York Factory during King William's War * Capture of York Factory (1694), Rupert's Land (now in Manitoba, Canada); in a Hudson Bay expedition during King William's War, part of the Nine Year's War * Battle of York Factory (1697), a naval battle during King William's War in Hudson's Bay near York Factory, Rupert's Land (now in Manitoba, Canada), part of the War of the Grand Alliance * Raid on York Factory (1782), a raid on York Factory, Rupert's Land (now in Manitoba, Canada), during the Hudson Bay expedition; part of the American War of Independence See also * Battle of New York (other) * Battle of York (other) * York Factory York Factory was a settlement and Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) factory (trading post) on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in northeastern Manitoba, Canada, at the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French colonist parents. Early life Pierre Le Moyne was born in July 1661 at Fort Ville-Marie (now Montreal), in the French colony of Canada, the third son of Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay, a native of Dieppe or of Longueuil near Dieppe, Normandy in France and lord of Longueuil in Canada, and of (called Catherine Primot in some sources) from Rouen. He is also known as ''Sieur d'Iberville'' (''et d'Ardillières''). He had eleven brothers, most of whom became soldiers. One, Jacques Le Moyne de Sainte-Hélène, led French and Indian forces in the Schenectady massacre in present-day New York's Mohawk Valley. Charles le Moyne de Longueuil, Baron de Longueuil, was governor of Montreal. Another, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne Bienville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capture Of York Factory
The Capture of York Factory was a 1694 Anglo-French conflicts on Hudson Bay, Anglo-French conflict on Hudson Bay. In 1686. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville marched overland from Quebec City and Hudson Bay expedition (1686), captured all the trading posts of the English Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) on James Bay. This left York Factory, which was too far away and could only be reached by sea. In 1688 King William's War started and the needed ships were hard to get. In 1690 Iberville tried to take York Factory but was driven away by a larger English ship. In 1694, Governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac gave him the ships ''Salamandre'' and ''Poli''. Iberville reached the Nelson River on 14 September. The fort was invested and on 14 October it surrendered. (The fort's residents consisted mainly of HBC traders, clerks and laborers and they had not brought in enough firewood to withstand a long siege). Among the 53 men who surrendered was Henry Kelsey. The post was renamed Fort Bourbon. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of York Factory
The Battle of Hudson's Bay, also known as the Battle of York Factory, was a naval battle fought during the War of the Grand Alliance (known in England's North American colonies as "King William's War"). The battle took place on 5 September 1697, when a French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron commanded by Captain John Fletcher. As a result of this battle, the French took York Factory, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company. Prelude During King William's War, France several times sent forces to Hudson Bay to capture or destroy the fort. In 1690, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville tried but was driven away by a larger English ship. In 1694, d'Iberville returned and captured York Factory with a show of force; he renamed it Fort Bourbon. English naval forces returned the next year and retook the fort from its small French garrison. In 1697, D'Iberville's flagship, '' Pélican'' (44-guns), was part of a larger French squadron disp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson Bay Expedition
The Hudson Bay expedition was a series of military raids on the fur trading outposts and fortifications of the British Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) on the shores of Hudson Bay by a French Navy squadron under the command of the Comte de Lapérouse. Setting sail from Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue in 1782, the expedition was part of a series of globe-spanning naval conflicts between France and Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. Operating under secret orders from Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, the French Secretary of State of the Navy, Lapérouse and his squadron set sail from Cap-Français in May 1782, and arrived in the Hudson Bay in early August. Both Prince of Wales Fort and York Factory, two trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, surrendered without a fight to the French, though an HBC merchantman that evaded the French fleet spirited away some of the furs stored at York Factory. Some of captured British prisoners were put on a company sloop and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of New York (other)
Battle of New York usually refers to a major battle depicted in the 2012 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''The Avengers''. Battle of New York may also refer to: * New York and New Jersey campaign, a series of battles for control of New York City and the state of New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War in 1776 and early 1777 * Saratoga campaign, an attempt by the British high command for North America to gain military control of Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary War in 1777 * The southern front of the 2024–2025 Battle of Toretsk, centered around the Ukrainian village of New York * Knicks–Nets rivalry, a rivalry between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association * Islanders–Rangers rivalry, a rivalry between the New York Islanders and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League * ''In the Battle for New York'', a novel by H. Irving Hancock See also * Battle of York (other) * New York (other) Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of York (other)
Battle of York is an 1813 battle in the War of 1812 at Fort York and York, Upper Canada, Canada Battle of York may also refer to: * Battle of York (867), Northumbria, island of Great Britain; Viking Wars * Sack of York (1069), England, island of Great Britain; part of the Harrying of the North in the Norman Conquest * Siege of York The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Ar ... (1644), England, island of Great Britain; English Civil War See also * Battle of York Factory (other) * Battle of New York (other) * York (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
