Aug 13, 1535 Gulf of St. Lawrence - Iroquois guides Domagaya and Taignoagny show Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 'the beginning of the great river of Hochelaga and the way to Kanata'; his second voyage, on the Grande Ermine, Petite Ermine and the Émérillon --------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 13,1834 St. Louis, Missouri- Peter Rindisbacher 1806-1834 dies; he and his family came from Switzerland to Lord Selkirk's Red River colony in 1821 believing that they were traveling to the French community of the Red River of Louisiana; helped his family by selling watercolours of daily life in the colony; family left Red River for Illinois in 1826, after floods and insects destroyed their crops; first European artist west of the Great Lakes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 13,1812 Amherstburg Ontario- Isaac Brock 1769-1812 reaches Amherstburg with 300 men from York and Niagara. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 13,1756 Oswego New York- Gaspard Chaussegros de Léry 1721-1797 storms old Fort Oswego after Montcalm's capture of Fort Ontario (Fort Chouaguen) across the river; Quebec-born military engineer and artillery expert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 13,1642 Sorel Quebec- Charles Huault de Montmagny c1583-c1653 builds Fort Richelieu with 100 men; on present day site of Sorel; leaves garrison of 40 soldiers to protect habitants from Iroquois. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------