monnerie

Updated: August 20, 2026

As soon as I saw Monsieur de la Monnerie, I saluted him, and said, 'Monsieur, I surrender my arms to you. He answered gallantly, 'Mademoiselle, they are in good hands. 'Better than you think, I returned. He inspected the fort, and found every thing in order, and a sentinel on each bastion.

Francis Parkman - Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV

I asked, 'Who are you? One of them answered, 'We are Frenchmen: it is La Monnerie, who comes to bring you help. I caused the gate to be opened, placed a sentinel there, and went down to the river to meet them.

Francis Parkman - Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV

I always kept a cheerful and smiling face, and encouraged my little company with the hope of speedy succor. "We were a week in constant alarm, with the enemy always about us. At last Monsieur de la Monnerie, a lieutenant sent by Monsieur de Callieres, arrived in the night with forty men. As he did not know whether the fort was taken or not, he approached as silently as possible.

Francis Parkman - Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV