Hudson Bay Expedition (1686) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Hudson Bay expedition of 1686 was the first several expeditions sent from New France against the trading outposts of the Hudson's Bay Company in the southern reaches of Hudson Bay. Led by the Chevalier de Troyes, the expedition succeeded in capturing the outposts at Moose Factory, Rupert House, Fort Albany, and the company ship Craven. Although France and England were then at peace, war broke out between them in 1689, and the conflict over the Hudson Bay outposts continued. One of Troyes' lieutenants, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, made further expeditions against HBC holdings; these culminated in the 1697 naval Battle of Hudson's Bay. At the end of the war, the French controlled all but one of the company's outposts. The expedition left Montreal in March 1686, and traveled more than 800 miles (1,300 km) over a period of 82 days, crossing territory previously untracked by white men.