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 "CHAMPLAIN'S WAR PARTY, 1615" ~ Trenton Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 05.991 W 077° 34.497
18T E 293899 N 4886187
This plaque, describing an attack, commanded by Samuel de Champlain, against the Iroquois, is located in Trenton.
Waymark Code: WMEEQ8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/18/2012
Views: 7
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
In September, 1615, a small party of Frenchmen, commanded by Samuel de Champlain, and some five hundred Huron Indians passed down the Trent River on their way to attack the Iroquois who lived in what is now northern New York State. Joined by a band of Algonkians they skirted the eastern end of Lake Ontario and journeyed southward to a palisaded Onondaga village near the present site of Syracuse, N.Y. Champlain was wounded, the attack repulsed, and the discomfited allies returned to Huronia. This expedition increased the hostility of the Five Nations towards the French and their Indian supporters, which culminated in the defeat and dispersal of the Hurons, 1649-50.
Address or location of plaque: On the southwest corner of Quinte and Albert Streets.
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
A web-site for more details.: [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": There are no physical remains at the site.
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: Very Good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: n/a
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