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Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

1661–1706 · 17th century

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville was a soldier and explorer born in New France. He raided English posts on Hudson Bay and in 1696-1697 destroyed most English settlements on Newfoundland from Plaisance. In 1699 he built Fort Maurepas at Biloxi, beginning the French colony of Louisiana.

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

PlaisanceRupert's LandFrench Louisiana

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pierre-le-moyne-diberville
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