In 1755, the Acadians were expropriated by the British. Descendants of the French who had inhabited “Acadia” discovered by Samuel de Champlain during the previous century, they were sent to other colonies in America, Fran...

General Montcalm stayed for just three years in Canada, from 1756 to 1759. He led a series of victories before being defeated before Quebec, the capital of New France. His death on the “field of honour” assured that he ha...

Trained as a cartographer Henri IV’s army, Samuel de Champlain (c.1580-1635) took an active role in the foundation of the colonies of Acadia and Quebec, which he helped to make known through his numerous publications. His...

In New France, the colonial administration was embodied by two main figures: the governor and the intendant.

  The year 1671 would have a lasting impact on the fate of the military in French America, as the rivalry between the Ministers of the Army and Navy— Louvois and Colbert— led to a rupture between the forces responsible fo...