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Navarre and Normandie regiments led by Marshall Saint LĂ©on. The force advanced inland in search of the English force, which they could not find, but they did capture Osborne's wife and other civilians, forcing the governor to sue for peace. The French took large quantities of armaments, slaves, horses and cattle. 2,000 Irish residents of Montserrat agreed to become subjects of France under the Sieur de Praille as interim governor.
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When war broke out between
England and France in 1688 the governor general of the Antilles, Blénac, decided that to ensure the safety of the French on the island he must expel the English. He came to Saint Christopher at the start of 1689 with naval troops, local forces from Martinique and Guadeloupe
398:
entered the
Caribbean and blockaded Saint Christophe. The English fleet arrived off the Nevis point on 4 April 1667. The English stayed out of range of the cannons of the fortifications, but kept frigates off the harbour of Saint Christophe to prevent any French ships entering. Saint-Laurent wrote to
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of 14 warships and 15 or 16 barques carrying soldiers reached Saint
Christophe on 17 June 1667. The force disembarked at Pointe-des-Palmistes the next day. After the troops under Saint-Laurent put up a strong resistance, Willoughby chose to withdraw to Nevis. Eight flags had been captured from the
377:
On 4 February 1667 the fleet arrived at
Montserrat. La Barre learned that the garrison of Governor Roger Osborne included many Irish Catholics of dubious loyalty, and decided to land a few days later. His land force included 500 militiamen from Saint Christophe under Saint-Laurent and 500 regular
373:
arrived in Saint
Christophe after having examined all the coasts of Montserrat with a view to invasion. Saint Laurent received his commission as governor of Saint Christophe, signed by the king. All the royal troops stationed on Saint Christophe and 500 militia embarked on 25 ships of barques. La
344:
Saint-Laurent gave the
English settlers the choice of selling up and leaving the island with their slaves and personal effects or becoming subjects of the King of France. Those who stayed would not be allowed to practice their Protestant religion in public. A number chose to stay, and it took some
314:
began that year, and France joined on the side of the
Netherlands in 1666. The French and English had shared Saint Christopher until then. Fighting began on 21 April 1666 (Gregorian calendar), and the French routed the numerically superior English forces two days later. Charles de Sales was killed
361:, or to other English islands or mainland colonies. 500 to 600 English "vagabonds" were expelled first, then 800 Irish, and then property owners. In all 8,000 English left the island, suffering considerable losses. Four of the Protestant churches were seized, dismantled and the beams removed.
468:, who joined the local militia. He attacked the English energetically and drove them back to Fort Charles, which he besieged and took, then transported the English to Jamaica, Barbados and other islands. Saint-Laurent was replaced as governor of Saint Christophe by
443:) the status quo ante was restored. The English settlers returned to find that the French had devastated their estates on the island. From 1668 to 1688 the French and English colonists on Saint Christopher Island (
319:. Saint-Laurent received the English capitulation. He became governor of the whole island. However, in the absence of a formal royal commission the officers of the king's forces refused to accept his command.
44:
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Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent was the son of François Roux, seigneur de Saint
Laurent and Lucréce, daughter of Balthazar Bruin de Castellane. His brother Joseph was received as a chevalier of the
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remained sovereign of the islands, and Poincy was confirmed as governor of Saint
Christophe. After Poincy died in 1660 the order, which had still not paid all the purchase money, appointed
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time for the others to dispose of their property. Saint-Laurent saw these English settlers as a threat, since he expected an attempt to retake the island. He obtained reinforcements from
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inform La Barre of the dangerous situation on the island and the risk of famine. In an effort to relieve the blockade La Barre and the governor of Martinique,
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Barre had overall command, and Saint-Laurent consented to serve under Saint-LĂ©on who commanded the land forces. The fleet sailed on 29 January 1667.
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517:Les Ordres Militaires du Moyen Age – OSMCS
470:Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut
215:Claude de Roux, chevalier de Saint-Laurent
154:Charles de Pechpeyrou-Comminges de Guitaut
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57:April 1666 – February 1689
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935:Les Ordres Militaires du Moyen Age
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411:, and engaged the English in the
253:Chevalier of Saint John (1641–66)
919:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
259:Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique
247:Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
328:Expulsion of the English (1666)
100:March 1683 – June 1684
1056:French Governors of Martinique
709:Dessalles & Dessalles 1847
697:Dessalles & Dessalles 1847
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859:(in French), Libraire-Ă©diteur
902:(in French), Husson, Johnson
453:Charles de Courbon de Blénac
371:Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre
365:Capture of Montserrat (1667)
323:Governor of Saint Christophe
123:Charles de Courbon de Blénac
111:Charles de Courbon de Blénac
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