A coureur des bois (French: [kuʁœʁ de bwɑ]; lit. '"runner of the woods"') or coureur de bois (French: [kuʁœʁ də bwɑ]; plural: coureurs de(s) bois) were...
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Missionary groups arrived in New France after the founding of Quebec City. Coureurs des bois and Catholic missionaries used river canoes to explore the interior...
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Chillan Jérémie Porsan-Clémenté Gaël Clichy Charles-Édouard Coridon Mathias Coureur Sébastien Crétinoir Jordy Delem Didier Domi Julio Donisa Gaël Germany Joan...
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Louisiana (New France) (section Coureurs des bois)
that of France, suffered from desertions. Certain soldiers fled to become coureurs de bois. There were few mutinies because repression was severe. The army...
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fur trade and the development of relationships with settlers, including coureurs des bois, merchants, cartographers and Jesuit fathers. In addition to contributing...
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