Section 2 8. When this letter excerpt is published in a journal account of the battle, what type of source is it? Conflict with the Chickasaw amene h so rom New Orleans... He dispatched onders to Major Pierre D'Artaguett, the commanding Offic inalans)... as he could get. Maior D'Artaguett Imoned so quicklyl that he arrived at the rendezVOus ... befe ute prescribed; and instead of uvaiting the coming of ICouernorl Bienville, he went to attack the Chickasaws, trus very much to the bravery of the llinois, pho nevertheless abandoned him at the first fire of the people of [the] Che Saus.... (So] he had no more than 150 men left, both French and ... Indians, to withstand 800; Therefore the t did not last long; he was quickly defeated and killed with all the other officers and 48 French[men]. (Excerpt of a letter dated April 30, 1736, and published in the New England Weekly J. 1. What was Governor Bienville's military objective in this battle? 2. Why were Bienville's and D'Artaguett's forces unable to rendezvous (to meet at an agreed time and place)? 3. Which tribe had allied with the French for the battle with the Chickasaw? 4. According to this account, what did the Illinois band do when they were first fired upon? S After the Illinois band left, how badly outnumbered were D'Artaguett's forces? 6. What was the outcome of the battle? 7. What type of source is the letter erpt? Press, Inc.

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When this letter excerpt is published in a journal account of the battle, what type of source is it?
Section 2
Conflict with the Chickasaw
among the rom New Orleans... He dispatched orders... to Major Pierre D'Artaguett, the commanding Officer
Indianal uintois [band of Indians), to join the French the first of April, and to muster fassemble] together as many
matans)... as he could get. Maior D'Artaguett Imoved so quicklyl that he arrived at the rendezVOus ... before
e preschtbed; and instead of waiting the coming of IGovernorl Bienville, he went to attack the Chickasaws, trustin
bery much to the bravery of the llinois, who nevertheless abandoned him at the first fire of the people of [the] Chicko
saws.... (So] he had no more than 150 men left, both French and...
did not last long: he was quickly defeated and killed with all the other officers and 48 French[men).
Indians, to withstand 800; Therefore the bat
(Excerpt of a letter dated April 30, 1736, and published in the New England Weekly Jou
1. What was Governor Bienville's military objective in this battle?
2. Why were Bienville's and D'Artaguett's forces unable to rendezvous (to meet at an agreed time and place)?
3. Which tribe had allied with the French for the battle with the Chickasaw?
4. According to this account, what did the Illinois band do when they were first fired upon?
5. After the Illinois band left, how badly outnumbered were D'Artaguett's forces?
6. What was the outcome of the battle?
7. What type of source is the letter excerpt?
Chapter 6 French Louisiana
EADER
DOUTS
Clairmon
874-8638
Transcribed Image Text:When this letter excerpt is published in a journal account of the battle, what type of source is it? Section 2 Conflict with the Chickasaw among the rom New Orleans... He dispatched orders... to Major Pierre D'Artaguett, the commanding Officer Indianal uintois [band of Indians), to join the French the first of April, and to muster fassemble] together as many matans)... as he could get. Maior D'Artaguett Imoved so quicklyl that he arrived at the rendezVOus ... before e preschtbed; and instead of waiting the coming of IGovernorl Bienville, he went to attack the Chickasaws, trustin bery much to the bravery of the llinois, who nevertheless abandoned him at the first fire of the people of [the] Chicko saws.... (So] he had no more than 150 men left, both French and... did not last long: he was quickly defeated and killed with all the other officers and 48 French[men). Indians, to withstand 800; Therefore the bat (Excerpt of a letter dated April 30, 1736, and published in the New England Weekly Jou 1. What was Governor Bienville's military objective in this battle? 2. Why were Bienville's and D'Artaguett's forces unable to rendezvous (to meet at an agreed time and place)? 3. Which tribe had allied with the French for the battle with the Chickasaw? 4. According to this account, what did the Illinois band do when they were first fired upon? 5. After the Illinois band left, how badly outnumbered were D'Artaguett's forces? 6. What was the outcome of the battle? 7. What type of source is the letter excerpt? Chapter 6 French Louisiana EADER DOUTS Clairmon 874-8638
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