Jonquière
Americannoun
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La Jonquière called a secret council, and the result seems to have been adverse to any further attempt.
From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Francis Parkman
Six ships-of-war, including the flag-ship, were captured, with a host of prisoners, among whom was La Jonquière himself.
From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Francis Parkman
In the spring after the English occupied Beaubassin, La Jonquière issued a strange proclamation.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman
La Jonquière ordered Céloron to attack the English at Pickawillany; and Céloron could not or would not obey.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman
Undaunted by disastrous failure, the French court equipped another fleet, not equal to that of D'Anville, yet still formidable, and placed it under La Jonquière, for the conquest of Acadia and Louisbourg.
From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Francis Parkman
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