Gabriel Paradis - Major de Milice - Major of Militia, Kamouraska, Québec - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Texte de la Plaque:

Gabriel Paradis 1675-1755
Major de Milice

Donateur: Portion du terrain de la 1ere église de Kamouraska

Text of the plaque:

Gabriel Paradis 1675-1755
Major of Militia

Donor: Portion of the land of the first church of Kamouraska

Milice canadienne (Nouvelle-France)

Au début de la colonisation française des Amériques, la Nouvelle-France dut faire face à la menace incarnée par les tribus iroquoises, particulièrement près de Montréal et Trois-Rivières. Dans ce contexte, la dépendance de la Nouvelle-France vis-à-vis des soldats de la métropole, dont le nombre était insuffisant et la venue irrégulière, rendait nécessaire de former un groupe de défense armée formé localement, à l'aide des habitants de la colonie.

Tout habitant âgé entre 16 et 60 ans est de fait un milicien et la mobilisation ne requiert aucun décret. Chaque homme doit avoir son fusil, de la poudre, des munitions en quantité suffisante et être prêt à partir en campagne. On comptait au moins une compagnie de milice pour chaque paroisse, chacune comptant de 50 à 80 hommes.

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Translation:

At the beginning of the French colonization of the Americas, New France had to face the threat embodied by the Iroquois tribes, particularly near Montreal and Trois-Rivières. In this context, New France could not depend on the soldiers of the metropolis as their numbers were insufficient. For this reason, locally armed militia groups comprised of the inhabitants of the colony, were created.

Any inhabitant aged between 16 and 60 is in fact a militiaman and the mobilization does not require any decree. Each man must have his rifle, powder, ammunition in sufficient quantity and be ready to go in the field. There was at least one militia company for each parish, each with 50 to 80 men.

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