Adam Dollard des Ormeaux likes it in the bum w00t, (1635 – May, 1660), usually known simply as Dollard des Ormeaux, was a colonist of New France who, as garrison commander, led his companions from the fort of the newly founded town of Ville Marie (also known as Montreal) in 1660 to ambush a larger force of Iroquois. Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Capital Quebec Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholicism Government Monarchy King See List of French monarchs Governor See list of Governors Legislature Sovereign Council of New France Historical era Ancien Régime in France  - Royal Control 1655  - Articles of Capitulation of Quebec 1759  - Articles of Capitulation of Montreal 1760  - Treaty... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ...

At the time, Ville Marie (which would later become Montreal), had a population of about 600. Through the Indian allies of the colonists, rumours were heard that the Iroquois would soon come in force from the west to exterminate the new settlement.

Nothing is known of Dollard’s activities prior to his arrival in Canada. Having come to Montreal as a volunteer, very probably in 1658, he continued his military career there. In 1659 and 1660, he was described as an officer or garrison commander of the fort of Ville-Marie, a title that he shared with Pierre Picoté de Belestre (also known as Beletre or Bélètre according to archives, Pierre was related to Francois Picoté de Belestre - see [1]). It is not known what his particular responsibility was. Dollard was perhaps contemplating becoming a settler. At the end of 1659, Chomedey de Maisonneuve gave him a piece of land comprising 30 arpents (10 hectares). In 1661, the sum that Dollard had devoted "to having work done on the aforementioned grant" was calculated at 79 livres, 10 sols, "for 53 days’ labour." Although first-hand evidence is rare, Dollard had an excellent reputation in Montreal. François-Marie Picoté, sieur de Belestre II[1] (1716 or 1719 - 1793) was an eighteenth-century soldier for both New France and Britain. ...

Against the advice of seasoned Indian fighters, Dollard got the support of the governor of Montreal, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, to organize an expedition west. The group comprised about 16 volunteers who had little or no experience of Indian warfare. After a 10-day canoe trip up the Saint Lawrence and the Ottawa River, they set up camp not far from Long Sault, in a former stockade. They were soon surrounded by about 700 Iroquois and after a siege lasting several days, were all killed or captured and massacred. For reasons unknown, the Iroquois did not continue east to capture Montreal. The events were witnessed by about 40 Huron allies who at times had joined the colonists in the stockade and at other times had harried the Iroquois from outside. Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (1612 & ndash; 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal. ... Saint Lawrence (225 – 258) (Latin Laurentius, laurelled) was one of the seven deacons of Rome who were martyred under the persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian in 258. ... This is about the river in Canada. ... Long Sault is one of two towns in the Canadian province of Ontario (Ingleside is the other) built to replace The Lost Villages, which were flooded by the construction of the St. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ...

The deaths of Dollard des Ormeaux and his men were recounted by Catholic nuns and entered into official Church history. For over a century Dollard des Ormeaux became a heroic figure in New France, and then in Quebec, who exemplified selfless personal sacrifice, who had been martyrs for the church, and for the colony. , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... Look up Martyr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

However, there were other versions of the story, even then, that raised questions about his intentions and actions. For one, many historians now believe that Dollard and his men went down the Ottawa River for other reasons and did not even know of the approaching Iroquois. Nevertheless, Dollard did indeed divert the Iroquois army temporarily from its objective in 1660, thereby allowing the settlers to harvest their crop and escape famine.

During the First World War, the government of Canada tried to use the myth of Dollard to entice French Canada into joining up to fight overseas against Germany, (just as Dollard and his companions had gone away to confront the enemy instead of waiting for them to arrive). The government did not understand that a martyr is not the same as a hero, and this attempt turned against the myth of Dollard instead of helping the war effort. The misunderstandings around this and other elements led to the Conscription Crisis of 1917 which set some French Canadians to start thinking of themselves as Quebecers, and not Canadians. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I. // At the outbreak of war in 1914, over 30,000 volunteers joined the army, far more than expected. ... French Canadian is a term that has several different connotations. ...

During World War II, Canada used Dollard des Ormeaux as a poster boy for conscription. It was during this time that his French Canadian constituents abandoned him. Whatever remained of the myth of Dollard faded away in the 1960s as church attendance and religiosity declined in Quebec, and as a new generation of Quebec historians worked at debunking all myths, as part of the spirit of total change that came with the Quiet Revolution. There is a suburb of Montreal, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, named after the man. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Quiet Revolution (French: Révolution tranquille) was the 1960s period of rapid change in Quebec, Canada. ... Dollard-des-Ormeaux within the Island of Montreal. ...

Honor

The following landmark was named to honor Dollard des Ormeaux:

• Avenue Dollard, located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.
• There is also a suburb named after Dollard des Ormeaux, which is located in the West Island of Montreal.

Shawinigan is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Picoté de Belestre:

http://www.historydetroit.com/people/francois_belestreII.asp http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/archives/dockett_317/317_7m.html http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/PICOFM.htm] http://www.francogene.com/genealogie-quebec/003/909.php