Research topic: Adam Dollard des Ormeaux

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux , 1635-1660, garrison commander of the fort at Ville-Marie (Montreal), b. France. He probably went to Canada in 1658. In the spring of 1660 he led a small party of Frenchmen up the Ottawa River to wage war on the Iroquois. At Long Sault Rapids he and his companions were killed after a week's defense in an improvised fort against a large band of Iroquois. Their resistance, however, probably delayed an Iroquois plan to attack New France. Author not available, DOLLARD DES ORMEAUX, ADAM. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more