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Iberville and Bienville sail to Gulf of Mexico

When
1698
Where
Port of departure
Episodes
1

In October 1698, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville departed Brest with four ships to locate the Mississippi River mouth and build a fort, a mission assigned by the minister for naval affairs to defend New France.

Episodes

  1. October 1698 · Port of departureDeparture from Brest

    D'Iberville departed Brest in October 1698 with four ships to execute the mission of securing the Mississippi River mouth.

Background and detail

Mission Assignment. Following the Treaty of Ryswick, Pontchartrain, the minister for naval affairs and colonies, tasked d'Iberville with locating the mouth of the Mississippi River. The objective was to build a fort that would block the river to other nations, a task La Salle had previously failed to accomplish.

People involved

Sources

  1. Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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