Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes (d. 1688), a captain in the French army arrived at Quebec in 1685 and the following year led a mission to chase the English from James Bay, (referred to at the time as the bottom of the Hudson Bay). Among his officers were three Le Moyne brothers; Pierre, Jacques and Paul. They were divided into three groups and headed to their destination using the interior waterways. They captured Moose Factory, Fort Rupert, and Fort Albany. De Troyes returned to Quebec leaving Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in charge of the captured forts. For other uses, see D (disambiguation). ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... James Bay in summer 2000 James Bay (French, Baie James) is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... Moose Factory circa 1868–1870 Moose Factory is an unincorporated island community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. ... Waskaganish is a town in Quebec, Canada. ... Fort Albany as it appeared in 1886 Fort Albany is a community in northern Ontario situated on James Bay at the mouth of the Albany River. ... Pierre Le Moyne dIberville. ...

The mission to James Bay, dubbed the Battle for James Bay, had a peculiar execution. Canoes were used for transportation in the voyaguer style. The assault party was comprised majoritarily of local "Canadians" (inhabitants of the colony), selected for their canoeing skills and only about thirty of the one hundred men expedition were actual French military. Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ...

In 1687 de Troyes took an important role in Governor Denonville's famous attack against the Senecas. His brilliant military career was cut short by his death the following year. When Denonville created Fort Denonville in his own honor (current site of Fort Niagara), Troyes was left in charge. He died sometime during the winter of 1687-1688, along with most of the troups in his garrison, possibly due to scurvy. Jacques-Rene de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville 10 December 1637 – 22 September 1710 was Governor of New France from 1685 to 1689. ... The Seneca Tribe, or Onodowohgah (People of the Hill Top), traditionally lived in New York State between the Genesee River and Canandaigua Lake. ... Historical recreation actors at Old Fort Niagara Fort Niagara is a three hundred-year-old fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in northern North America. ... Scurvy (N.Lat. ...

External links

• The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Sources

• KENYON, W.A. and TURNBULL, J.R.: The Battle for James Bay, 1971, Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, Toronto.