Samuel de Champlain and a group of Algonquin, Huron, and Montagnais battle a group of Mohawk Iroquois, Lake Champlain is discovered
6/30/1609
Etching of Champlain’s own drawing of the battle
– Kills 2 chiefs with his opening shot
– Sets off a long period of French / Algonquin, Huron, and Montagnais collaboration as well as French / Iroquois contention
– Presently near Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga NY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain
https://www.independencetrail.org/stories-champlains-battle.html
