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Encyclopedia > Charles de Langlade

Charles Michel de Langlade (1729–c. 1801) was a Great Lakes fur-trader of French and Odawa heritage, the son of Augustin Langlade. In 1752, Charles Langlade led the raid on Pickawillany, which paved the way for the French and Indian War. In 1755, he led a group from the Three Fires confederacy over Edward Braddock and George Washington at the Battle of Monongahela. During the American Revolutionary War, Langlade led Great Lakes Indians as an ally of the British commanders in Canada, and was promoted to captain in the Indian Department. The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... // Indian trade The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). ... The Ottawa (also Odawa or Odaawa) are a Native American people. ... Augustin Langlade (c. ... Combatants France and its Indian allies Britain and its Indian allies Strength 3,900 regulars 7,900 militia 2,200 natives (1759) 50,000 regulars and militia (1759) The French and Indian War was the nine-year North American chapter of the Seven Years War. ... General Edward Braddock General Edward Braddock (1695? – July 13, 1755) was a Flamboyantly Homosexual British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, The Netherlands, Spain, American Indians Great Britain, German mercenaries, Loyalists, American Indians Canadian Indians Commanders George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, Nathanael Greene, Bernardo de Gálvez Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis (more commanders) The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the...


He would later settle in Green Bay, and as the first permanent partially-European settler in what would become Wisconsin, he is remembered as the "Father of the State." Langlade County, Wisconsin is named after him. Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Langlade County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ...


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And we command the Sieur de Frontenac, our Governor and Lieutenant-General, and the Sieur Duchense, Intendant, and the other officers who compose the supreme council of the said country, to affix their signatures to these presents; for such is our pleasure.
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Pierre Le Moyne, seigneur d`Iberville et d`Ardillières (1661-1707) was Charles and Catherine`s third and most illustrious son; he established his reputation as a heroic soldier and sea captain in the defense of French trade interests in James Bay and Hudson Bay against English encroachment.
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Charles De Langlade was the second child and was born in 1724 at Vackinaw.
The victory of the French and Indians was due to the persistent appeals of De Langlade to induce De Beaujeu, French commandant, to commence the attack.
De Langlade aided in the capture of Ft. William Henry at the head of Lake George.
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