1650-1730
This period includes important military events as the European rivalry for control of North American intensified.
Canada First Militia Units: 1650-1651 Militia Defeats: 1652-1659 Battle of Long Sault: 2-10 May 1660 Canadian Request for French Troops: 1661-1662 Soldats de la Sainte-Famille de Jesus, Marie et Joseph: 1663-1666 French Regulars Sent to Canada: 1665 Courcelle's Counteroffensive against the Iroquois: 30 Jan-17 Mar 1666 Marquis de Tracy's Offensive: Sept 1666 Withdrawal of French Troops and "Soldier-Settlers": 1667 Reorganization of the Canadian Militia: 1669-1673 Hudson's Bay Company: 1670 Fort Frontenac: 1673 Iroquois Offensive: 1673 Compagnies franches de la Marine: 1683 French Expedition to James Bay: 1686 Canadian Officers in the Troupes de la Marine: 1687 War in Europe and the Iroquois Offensive: 1689 Frontenac's Counteroffensive: Feb - Mar 1690 Defence of Quebec: Oct 1690 Frontenac's Victory: 1692-1696 War of the Spanish Succession: 1702-1713 Fortification of New France: 1720-1736