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| South America & Caribbean: The Company of Scotland will attempt, but fail, to establish a country called New Caledonia between Spanish settlements at Porto Bello and Cartegena in Present day Panama. Captain Kidd becomes a pirate after being commissioned last year to rid the Indian Ocean of pirates. He will head to the West Indies and later surrender in New England in exchange for a pardon. | |||||||||||
| North America: Slave trade brings molasses to New England, rum to Africa and slaves to the West Indies; 2/3rds of New York’s population is on Long Island. | |||||||||||
| Europe: Spanish succession becomes a concern of all of European powers; The first Partition Treaty provides for a division of the Spanish Empire, giving Louis XIV more reason to move on his claim of Louisiana; slave trade opened to English merchants by Parliament; steam powered pump by English engineer; architect Hardouin-Mansart. | |||||||||||
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October 1698
Oct. 24 A fleet of four vessels sets sail from Brest to explore and settle Louisiana under command of Iberville, 38, who is given the title of governor-general. The ships are the Badine,commanded by Iberville, and the Marin,commanded by the Chevalier de Surgeres each carrying 30 guns and 200 men. Two smaller ships are the Precieux,commanded by J. F. Vasseur and the Biscayenne,under command of F. Guyon. On board these vessels are about 200 colonists, a company of marines, and a stock of tools, provisions, etc. Among the colonists are a number of women and children, chiefly families of ex-soldiers, who had been given liberal inducements to join the expedition. Also aboard are four of Iberville's brothers: Joseph (Le Moyne sieur) de Sérigny, Jean Baptiste de Bienville, 19, Gabriel d Assigny and Antoine de Chateaugue (Chateauguay) and two uncles by marriage Charles and Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis. Pierre Le Sueur , a cousin and explorer, will join the Le Moynes later to explore the headwaters of the Missouri, as far as Kaskaskias to establish not only the crown s interest, but also the family's mining rights for lead and silver. Lawrence de Graaf, a noted buccaneer, had been secured by Iberville as pilot. The fleet is joined at St. Domingo by the man-of-war François,with 52 guns, commanded by the Marquis de Chateaumorant, and several transports with more provisions and troops. |
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December 1698
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| Early in this year, a voyage from New France
to Europe includes three brothers destined in the next few years to define
Louisiana: Iberville, Bienville
and Chateaugue. Iberville, the oldest is chosen to command the expedition to establish a colony in Louisiana and Bienville will will accompany him on his first voyage. |
Marquis de Vaudreuil, Pierre de Rigaud |
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