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In 1665 the Carignan-Salieres Regiment were sent to Canada by King Louis XIV to quell the Iroquois, whose attacks were strangling the colony's fur-based economy and threatening to destroy its tiny settlements. This text provides a detailed account of the Carignan-Salieres Regiment - the only 17th-century French infantry regiment ever to serve in Canada - presenting a clear narrative of its activities and a critical assessment of their significance.

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A rousing good read ... The Carignan-Sali�res are no longer tools of historians to perpetuate a 'golden haze' of legend, but real soldiers with their own page of history. Major Ian McCulloch, The Beaver Le r�giment de Carignan-Sali�res repr�sente un pilier de la glorieuse l�gende des origines du Canada ... Ce livre vaut surtout par une analyse neuve et scrupuleuse et un r�el effort pour replacer dans la mentalit� du temps � la fois le comportement des soldats et les r�actions des populations. Andr� Corvisier, Revue fran�aise d'histoire d'outre-mer An entertaining chronicle of the only French regiment to serve in Canada in the 1600s. Legion The Good Regiment is an important study capable of satisfying academics and people with a general interest in Canadian military history. Martin L. Nicolai, Canadian Historical Review

A rousing good read ... The Carignan-Salieres are no longer tools of historians to perpetuate a 'golden haze' of legend, but real soldiers with their own page of history. Major Ian McCulloch, The Beaver Le r'giment de Carignan-Salieres repr'sente un pilier de la glorieuse l'gende des origines du Canada ... Ce livre vaut surtout par une analyse neuve et scrupuleuse et un r'el effort pour replacer dans la mentalit' du temps a la fois le comportement des soldats et les r'actions des populations. Andr' Corvisier, Revue francaise d'histoire d'outre-mer An entertaining chronicle of the only French regiment to serve in Canada in the 1600s. Legion The Good Regiment is an important study capable of satisfying academics and people with a general interest in Canadian military history. Martin L. Nicolai, Canadian Historical Review

A rousing good read ... The Carignan-Salieres are no longer tools of historians to perpetuate a 'golden haze' of legend, but real soldiers with their own page of history. Major Ian McCulloch, The Beaver Le regiment de Carignan-Salieres represente un pilier de la glorieuse legende des origines du Canada ... Ce livre vaut surtout par une analyse neuve et scrupuleuse et un reel effort pour replacer dans la mentalite du temps a la fois le comportement des soldats et les reactions des populations. Andre Corvisier, Revue francaise d'histoire d'outre-mer An entertaining chronicle of the only French regiment to serve in Canada in the 1600s. Legion The Good Regiment is an important study capable of satisfying academics and people with a general interest in Canadian military history. Martin L. Nicolai, Canadian Historical Review

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