Louis-Armand de Lom d'Arce de Lahontan, Baron de Lahontan

[1] Having already faced the reality of settler life in Beaupré, de Lahontan again led his men to Boucherville to live with local habitants between 1685 and 1687 – himself dividing his time between hunting and classical literature.

[1] Just prior to a decision to return to France, Lahontan was ordered –at least in part because of his knowledge of the Algonkian language- to head a detachment of French and native troops towards Fort St. Joseph where he would launch another attack on the Iroquois.

During the winter and spring months he explored the upper Mississippi valley where he ascended the “Rivière Longue”; some scholars consider this a fanciful tale, others argue that he had discovered the Missouri River.

[3] During King William's War, De Lahontan submitted several proposals for military fortification and equipment in New France such as a Great Lakes Flotilla for defense against the Iroquois[4] and a line of forts meant for defence along the western frontier,[2] both on behalf of Governor Frontenac in 1692.

[6] During an unknown period of time in Saragossa, Spain, until at least 1696, de Lahontan recorded his memoirs for the English government explaining how and why they should take French controlled Canada.