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When did the Huron and Iroquois fight?
The Iroquois Confederacy (the Five Nations-Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Oneida) launched a massive offensive against the Huron north of the Great Lakes in the summer of 1647.
Did the Huron fight the Iroquois?
The Iroquois Confederacy (the Five Nations-Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Oneida) launched a massive offensive against the Huron north of the Great Lakes in the summer of 1647. By 1649, the Iroquois had all but annihilated the Huron nation.
When did the Iroquois war start?
1603 – 1701
The Beaver Wars/Periods
When did the Hurons start?
Huron, also called Wyandot, Wyandotte, or Wendat, Iroquoian-speaking North American Indians who were living along the St. Lawrence River when contacted by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534.
What was the war between the Hurons and the Iroquois?
1649 War between the Hurons and the Iroquois. In 1649 the Iroquois invaded Huron lands. The documentation by Father Ragueneau of these surprise attacks gives us unique knowledge into the battle tactics of both the Iroquois and the Huron. This is important because the Hurons and the Iroquois were in constant war with each other.
When did the Iroquois invade the Great Lakes?
The Iroquois Confederacy (the Five Nations-Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Oneida) launched a massive offensive against the Huron north of the Great Lakes in the summer of 1647. Unfortunately for the Huron, Jesuit missionaries had brought smallpox to Huronia in the previous decade,…
When did the Iroquois start to attack the French?
In the early 1650s, the Iroquois began to attack the French. Some of the Iroquois Nations, notably the Oneida and Onondaga, had peaceful relations with the French but were under control of the Mohawk.
What was the cause of the destruction of Huronia?
The destruction of Huronia, the homeland of the Huron nation, by Iroquois war parties between 1648 and 1649 was an outcome of the bloody struggle to control the Canadian fur trade.