Lambert Closse
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Raphaël Lambert Closse was a merchant when he disembarked at Ville-Marie
, Nouvelle-France
in 1647.
His exact date of birth is unknown, however, he was born in Mogues
in the Ardennes
department of today's northern France
.
He became a public notary, as well as Sergeant Major of the garrison of Ville-Marie
. He is most known for his work in fighting the Iroquois
and exhibiting combat tactics that allowed him to win many fights during his time. He met his wife, Elisabeth Moyen, while rescuing her from the Iroquois
in 1657.
Lambert Closse died in combat fighting the Iroquois in 1662.
Montreal
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, Nouvelle-France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
in 1647.
His exact date of birth is unknown, however, he was born in Mogues
Mogues
Mogues is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:...
in the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
department of today's northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
He became a public notary, as well as Sergeant Major of the garrison of Ville-Marie
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He is most known for his work in fighting the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
and exhibiting combat tactics that allowed him to win many fights during his time. He met his wife, Elisabeth Moyen, while rescuing her from the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
in 1657.
Lambert Closse died in combat fighting the Iroquois in 1662.