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    René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (/ləˈsæl/; November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687), was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America...
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    been incorporated in 1912. LaSalle was named for the area's first seigneur, French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687). The area became...
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    using his position as governor to attack his great rival René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle. He began a war with the Iroquois, the main power in the region...
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  • Saint-Louis, Texas, was founded in 1685 by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle and members of his expedition, including Jesuit missionary...
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  • La Salle, LaSalle or Lasalle is part of the names of two men born in 17th century France, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de...
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    A statue of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (sometimes called Robert Cavelier de LaSalle Monument) is installed in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the...
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    Côte-Saint-Sulpice, was granted to the explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1667 with the first French settlers arriving at the...
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    be linked to a missed expedition.[citation needed] In 1669, René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle settled in New France at the foot of the fiery rapids of the...
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    (Nouvelle-France)". Histoire du Quebec. Retrieved July 5, 2021. "René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1670-1687". Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved July 5, 2021...
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    Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The La Salle Causeway was named after René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. who oversaw the construction of Fort...
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  • the Christian Schools René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643–1687), French explorer of North America Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle (1775–1809)...
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  • La Salle County refers to two counties and one parish in the United States, each named for French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle: LaSalle...
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  • Joseph Coulon de Villiers, Sieur de Jumonville commanded this group of French soldiers. The British ambushed the French, during which the Sieur de Jumonville...
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    name was based on that of another French explorer, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The LaSalle had its beginnings when General Motors' CEO Alfred...
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    1880. It is named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a 17th-century French explorer. The area of present-day La Salle County was occupied by...
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  • de Bienville and eventually responsible for his removal from the office of governor. La Salle was part of the René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle...
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  • school is named after the area's first lord and French explorer Robert René Cavelier de La Salle (born at Rouen, France in 1643, died in Texas USA in 1687)...
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    until accidentally settling there in 1685. Miscalculations by René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle resulted in his establishing the colony of Fort Saint Louis...
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    named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. There is some confusion as to whether the parish is spelled "LaSalle" (no space) or "La Salle." An example...
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    America. They continued the exploration of the New World: René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle travelled in the area of the Great Lakes, then on the Mississippi...
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    of the Quebec border. The town was named for explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The current Town of Lasalle was originally incorporated...
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    cartographer. He documented a decade of Louis Jolliet and René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle's explorations in North America. He also completed other projects...
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    2008 at the Wayback Machine "Memoirs and Travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky: Consisting of His Military Operations in Poland, His Exile into...
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    the city in Illinois that was in turn named after René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. La Salle saw service in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and...
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    LaSalle Street is a major north-south street in Chicago named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, a 17th century French explorer of the Illinois...
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    Events from the 1680s in Canada. 1682: Robert Cavelier, sieur de la Salle reaches the mouth of the Mississippi River and claims the entire Mississippi...
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    named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643–1687), a French explorer of North America. A post office has been in operation at La Salle since 1900...
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    Its 5th floor relief panels depict the explorations of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The Chicago Board of Trade Building was the tallest building...
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    9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017. "Plaque information: René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle at Cataracoui". Ontario Heritage Trust. Archived from the original...
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    voyageur who assisted René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, with North American exploration and colonization from 1678 to 1686. de Tonti was one of the...
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