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  2. Timeline of New France history - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the timelines for the history of northern New France beginning with the first exploration of North America by France through being part of the French colonial empire. Beginnings to 1533 - northern region (present day Canada) 1534 to 1607 - northern region (Canada) 1608 to 1662 - (Quebec region) 1663 to 1759 - (Quebec region)

  3. List of French forts in North America - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of forts in New France built by the French government or French chartered companies in what later became Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States. They range from large European-type citadels like at Quebec City to tiny fur-trade posts. [3]

  4. Timeline of New France history (1534–1607) - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of New France history in Quebec 1534 to 1607 Succeeded by. 1608 to 1662 This page was last edited on 5 December 2023, at 06:53 (UTC). Text is ...

  5. Colonial American military history - Wikipedia

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    Father Rale's War (1722–1725), also known as Dummer's War, was a series of battles between New England and the Wabanaki Confederacy, who were allied with New France. After the New England Conquest of Acadia in 1710, mainland Nova Scotia was under the control of New England, but both present-day New Brunswick and virtually all of present-day ...

  6. Military of New France - Wikipedia

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    A list of ships posted to New France: La Tempête; Ship building in New France 1650s and repair facilities were available in Quebec and Louisburg. Ships built in Quebec shipyard include: 500-tonne store ship launched on June 4, 1742; Caribou, a 700-tonne store ship launched on May 13, 1744; Castor, a 26-gun frigate launched on May 16, 1745

  7. Siege of Fort William Henry - Wikipedia

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    In a major setback, a French and Indian army, led by General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, captured the garrison and destroyed fortifications at the Battle of Fort Oswego in August 1756. [6] In July 1756, the Earl of Loudoun arrived to take command of the British forces in North America and replaced William Shirley , who had temporarily assumed ...

  8. Conquest of New France - Wikipedia

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    The Conquest of New France (French: La Conquête) – the military conquest of New France by Great Britain during the Seven Years' War of 1756 to 1763 – started with a British campaign in 1758 and ended with the region being put under a British military regime between 1760 and 1763.

  9. List of battles of the Eighty Years' War - Wikipedia

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    The rebels, who initiated their first actions of physical force during the Beeldenstorm (August–October 1566, initially mostly directed at Catholic Church property rather than governmental forces) started out as disparate riotous mobs of poorly armed and poorly trained but well-organised Calvinists, originally predominantly from industrial centres in western Flanders. [3]