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238. Kirke Brothers

238. Kirke Brothers

History of North America · History of North America

August 30, 202311m 9s

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An English fleet left Britain in 1628 for the St. Lawrence River led by the adventurer privateer Kirke Brothers. Samuel de Champlain, anxiously awaited relief ships from France to feed the residents of Quebec who were on the point of starvation. In 1629, the five Kirke brothers, now aware of the desperate conditions facing the Quebecers, demanded a French surrender of the fort, settlement and fur-trading post.

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