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'''Charles Michel de Langlade''' (9 May 1729 – after 26 July 1801)<ref>''Dictionnaire Généalogique Tanguay''</ref> ([[Odawa people|Ottawa]]) was a [[Great Lakes]] [[fur trade]]r and war chief who was important to the French in protecting their territory. His mother was [[Odawa people|Ottawa]] and his father a [[French Canadian]] fur trader.<ref>Michillimakinac was in the Canadian ''Pays d'en haut''. Langlade was born at [[Fort Michilimackinac]], [[New France]], which was in the Canadian ''Pays d'en haut''. His mother was Ottawa and his father a French-Canadian fur trader. He grew up with his mother's people and identified as Ottawa.</ref>
'''Charles Michel de Langlade''' (9 May 1729 – after 26 July 1801)<ref>''Dictionnaire Généalogique Tanguay''</ref> ([[Odawa people|Ottawa]]) was a [[Great Lakes]] [[fur trade]]r and war chief who was important in protecting French territory in North America. His mother was [[Odawa people|Ottawa]] and his father a [[French Canadian]] fur trader.<ref>Michillimakinac was in the Canadian ''Pays d'en haut''. Langlade was born at [[Fort Michilimackinac]], [[New France]], which was in the Canadian ''Pays d'en haut''. His mother was Ottawa and his father a French-Canadian fur trader. He grew up with his mother's people and identified as Ottawa.</ref>


Fluent in Ottawa and French, Langlade later led First Nations forces in warfare in the region, at various times allied with the French, British, and Americans. Leading French and Indian forces, in 1752 he destroyed [[Pickawillany]], a [[Miami people|Miami]] village and British trading post in present-day Ohio, where the British and French were competing for control. During the subsequent [[Seven Years' War]], he helped defend [[Fort Duquesne]] (Pittsburgh) against the British. He was named second in command at [[Fort Michilimackinac]] and a captain in the Indian Department of French Canada.
Fluent in Ottawa and French, Langlade later led First Nations forces in warfare in the region. Given the shifting political realities of the time, he and his followers were at various times allied with the French, British and, lastly, Americans. Leading French and Indian forces, in 1752 he destroyed [[Pickawillany]], a [[Miami people|Miami]] village and British trading post in present-day Ohio, where the British and French were competing for control of the lucrative fur trade. During the subsequent [[Seven Years' War]], he helped defend [[Fort Duquesne]] (Pittsburgh) against the British. The French appointed Langlade as second in command at [[Fort Michilimackinac]] and a captain in the Indian Department of French Canada.


After the defeat of the French in North America, Langlade became allied with the British, who took control of former French possessions and took the lead in the [[fur trade]]. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Langlade led Great Lakes Indians for the British against the rebel colonists and their Indian allies. At the end of the war, he retired to his home in present-day [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]. Due to his having had a trading post at Green Bay since 1745 and later settling there,{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} he is called the "Father of Wisconsin."
After the defeat of the French in North America, Langlade became allied with the British, who took control of former French possessions and took the lead in the [[fur trade]] in the upper West. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Langlade led Great Lakes Indians for the British against rebel colonists and their Indian allies. Te Native Americans hoped to push the English colonists out of the region. At the end of the war, Langlade retired to his home in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]. Since he had operated a trading post at Green Bay since 1745 and settled there with his family,{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} he is called the "Father of Wisconsin."


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Charles de Langlade was born in 1729 at [[Fort Michilimackinac]], [[New France]] to Domitilde,<ref>''Dictionnaire Généalogique Tanguay''</ref> a sister of the [[Odawa people|Ottawa]] war chief [[Nissowaquet]], and daughter of another Ottawa chief. Her husband was [[Augustin Langlade]] (Augustin Mouet, sieur de Langlade), a French-Canadian [[fur trader]]. She was a widow with six children when they married in 1728; he believed their marriage would provide him an advantage in the fur trade. The Ottawa were among the [[Anishinaabeg]] peoples, who inhabited areas around the Great Lakes. As a child, Langlade grew up with Ottawa as his first language and identified with his mother's culture; he was also educated in French by [[Jesuit]] [[missionaries]] at the fort.
Charles de Langlade was born in 1729 at [[Fort Michilimackinac]], [[New France]] to Domitilde,<ref>''Dictionnaire Généalogique Tanguay''</ref> the daughter of an Ottawa chief and sister of [[Nissowaquet]], who became the [[Odawa people|Ottawa]] war chief. Charles's father was her second husband,[[Augustin Langlade]] (Augustin Mouet, sieur de Langlade), a French-Canadian [[fur trader]]. Domitilde was a widow with six children when they married in 1728. Langlade believed their marriage would provide him an advantage in the fur trade. The Ottawa were among the [[Anishinaabeg]] peoples, who inhabited areas around the Great Lakes. As a child, Langlade grew up with Ottawa as his first language and identified with his mother's culture; he was also educated in French by [[Jesuit]] [[missionaries]] at the fort.


==Career==
==Career==
In 1745, [[Augustin Langlade]] and his 16-year-old son Charles established a trading post at present-day [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]].{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
In 1745, [[Augustin Langlade]] and his 16-year-old son Charles established a trading post at present-day [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]].{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}


On 21 June 1752, Charles Langlade led the [[Raid on Pickawillany]], destroying the [[Miami people|Miami]] village and British fortifications. The conflict contributed to the battles in North America of the [[French and Indian War]] (also known as the Seven Years' War, as it was part of the European conflict.) In 1755, he led a group from the [[Three Fires confederacy]] in the defense of [[Fort Duquesne]] (later Pittsburgh), where the French and Indians triumphed over the British [[Edward Braddock]] and [[George Washington]] at the [[Battle of the Monongahela]]. He also took part in the [[Siege of Fort William Henry]], and later he led a group of Ottawa warriors at the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]] in the defense of [[Quebec]].
On 21 June 1752, Charles Langlade led the [[Raid on Pickawillany]], destroying the [[Miami people|Miami]] village and British fortifications. This conflict contributed to the battles in North America of the [[French and Indian War]] (also known as the Seven Years' War, as it was part of the European conflict.) In 1755, he led a group from the [[Three Fires confederacy]] in the defense of [[Fort Duquesne]] (later Pittsburgh), where the French and their Indian allies triumphed over the British [[Edward Braddock]] and colonist [[George Washington]] at the [[Battle of the Monongahela]]. Langlade also took part in the [[Siege of Fort William Henry]]. Later he led a group of Ottawa warriors at the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]] in the defense of [[Quebec]].


In 1757, Langlade was made the second in command of the French forces at [[Fort Michilimackinac]]. Langlade surrendered the French forces at that fort to the British army in 1761. Following the war and victory of Great Britain, Langlade transferred his allegiance to that country after it took control of French areas. The following year he permanently moved to (present day) [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]].
In 1757, Langlade was made the second in command of the French forces at [[Fort Michilimackinac]]. Langlade surrendered the French forces at that fort to the British army in 1761. Following the war and victory of Great Britain, Langlade transferred his allegiance to that country after it took control of French areas east of the Mississppi River. The following year he permanently moved with his family to the settlement now known as [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]].


During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Langlade led Great Lakes Indians as an ally of the British commanders in Canada; he was promoted to captain in the Indian Department. At the end of that war, Langlade returned to his home at [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], then considered to be in the United States' [[Northwest Territory]]. He resided there until his death some time in the second half of 1801.
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Langlade led Great Lakes Indians as an ally of the British commanders in Canada; he was promoted to captain in the Indian Department. At the end of that war, Langlade returned to his home at [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], then considered to be in the United States' [[Northwest Territory]]. He resided there until his death some time in the second half of 1801.
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{{Further|Odawa#Raid_on_Pickawillany}}
{{Further|Odawa#Raid_on_Pickawillany}}


In the winter of 1751–1752, Langlade began assembling a war party of Odawa, Potawatomi, and Ojibwe warriors who traveled to [[Pickawillany]]. The incident concluded with the Odawa killing, mutilating and consuming an Englishmen and Miami chief [[Memeskia]] and led to the [[French and Indian War|French and Indian]] and [[Seven Years' War|Seven Years']] wars.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee |year=2019 |publisher=Riverhead Books|location=New York|isbn=9781594633157 |page=50 |first=David |last=Treuer}}</ref>
In the winter of 1751–1752, Langlade began assembling a war party of Odawa, Potawatomi, and Ojibwe warriors who traveled to [[Pickawillany]] for a raid. They were trying to discourage British trading in the area. In the confrontation, the Odawa killed, mutilated and consumed an Englishman and Miami chief [[Memeskia]] in a ritual sacrifice. This act aggravated existing tensions and contributed to English retaliation against the Odawa, and the [[French and Indian War]] (North American front of their [[Seven Years' War]] against France in Europe.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee |year=2019 |publisher=Riverhead Books|location=New York|isbn=9781594633157 |page=50 |first=David |last=Treuer}}</ref>


==Legacy and honors==
==Legacy and honors==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2080 Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']
*[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2080 Biography , ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']


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Revision as of 19:39, 7 January 2021

Charles Michel de Langlade (9 May 1729 – after 26 July 1801)[1] (Ottawa) was a Great Lakes fur trader and war chief who was important in protecting French territory in North America. His mother was Ottawa and his father a French Canadian fur trader.[2]

Fluent in Ottawa and French, Langlade later led First Nations forces in warfare in the region. Given the shifting political realities of the time, he and his followers were at various times allied with the French, British and, lastly, Americans. Leading French and Indian forces, in 1752 he destroyed Pickawillany, a Miami village and British trading post in present-day Ohio, where the British and French were competing for control of the lucrative fur trade. During the subsequent Seven Years' War, he helped defend Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) against the British. The French appointed Langlade as second in command at Fort Michilimackinac and a captain in the Indian Department of French Canada.

After the defeat of the French in North America, Langlade became allied with the British, who took control of former French possessions and took the lead in the fur trade in the upper West. During the American Revolutionary War, Langlade led Great Lakes Indians for the British against rebel colonists and their Indian allies. Te Native Americans hoped to push the English colonists out of the region. At the end of the war, Langlade retired to his home in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Since he had operated a trading post at Green Bay since 1745 and settled there with his family,[citation needed] he is called the "Father of Wisconsin."

Early life and education

Charles de Langlade was born in 1729 at Fort Michilimackinac, New France to Domitilde,[3] the daughter of an Ottawa chief and sister of Nissowaquet, who became the Ottawa war chief. Charles's father was her second husband,Augustin Langlade (Augustin Mouet, sieur de Langlade), a French-Canadian fur trader. Domitilde was a widow with six children when they married in 1728. Langlade believed their marriage would provide him an advantage in the fur trade. The Ottawa were among the Anishinaabeg peoples, who inhabited areas around the Great Lakes. As a child, Langlade grew up with Ottawa as his first language and identified with his mother's culture; he was also educated in French by Jesuit missionaries at the fort.

Career

In 1745, Augustin Langlade and his 16-year-old son Charles established a trading post at present-day Green Bay, Wisconsin.[citation needed]

On 21 June 1752, Charles Langlade led the Raid on Pickawillany, destroying the Miami village and British fortifications. This conflict contributed to the battles in North America of the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years' War, as it was part of the European conflict.) In 1755, he led a group from the Three Fires confederacy in the defense of Fort Duquesne (later Pittsburgh), where the French and their Indian allies triumphed over the British Edward Braddock and colonist George Washington at the Battle of the Monongahela. Langlade also took part in the Siege of Fort William Henry. Later he led a group of Ottawa warriors at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in the defense of Quebec.

In 1757, Langlade was made the second in command of the French forces at Fort Michilimackinac. Langlade surrendered the French forces at that fort to the British army in 1761. Following the war and victory of Great Britain, Langlade transferred his allegiance to that country after it took control of French areas east of the Mississppi River. The following year he permanently moved with his family to the settlement now known as Green Bay, Wisconsin.

During the American Revolutionary War, Langlade led Great Lakes Indians as an ally of the British commanders in Canada; he was promoted to captain in the Indian Department. At the end of that war, Langlade returned to his home at Green Bay, then considered to be in the United States' Northwest Territory. He resided there until his death some time in the second half of 1801.

Raid on Pickawillany

Further information: Odawa § Raid_on_Pickawillany

In the winter of 1751–1752, Langlade began assembling a war party of Odawa, Potawatomi, and Ojibwe warriors who traveled to Pickawillany for a raid. They were trying to discourage British trading in the area. In the confrontation, the Odawa killed, mutilated and consumed an Englishman and Miami chief Memeskia in a ritual sacrifice. This act aggravated existing tensions and contributed to English retaliation against the Odawa, and the French and Indian War (North American front of their Seven Years' War against France in Europe.[4]

Legacy and honors

  • Langlade is remembered as the "Father of Wisconsin".[5]
  • Langlade County, Wisconsin is named after him.[5]
  • The seal of the Langlade County Historical Society bears an image of Langlade, designed by his descendant, "noted sculptor" Sidney Bedore.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Dictionnaire Généalogique Tanguay
  2. ^ Michillimakinac was in the Canadian Pays d'en haut. Langlade was born at Fort Michilimackinac, New France, which was in the Canadian Pays d'en haut. His mother was Ottawa and his father a French-Canadian fur trader. He grew up with his mother's people and identified as Ottawa.
  3. ^ Dictionnaire Généalogique Tanguay
  4. ^ Treuer, David (2019). The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee. New York: Riverhead Books. p. 50. ISBN 9781594633157.
  5. ^ a b "Langlade, Charles Michel 1729 - 1801", Dictionary of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, accessed 26 March 2012
  6. ^ "Photograph: Langlade County Historical Society Seal", Wisconsin Historical Society, Image ID: 3774, Creation Date: 1933-06-01, Creator: N/A. Viewed online at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294955414&dsNavOnly=Ntk:All%7C%7C3%7C%2c&dsRecordDetails=R:IM3774&dsDimensionSearch=D:Charles+Langlade,Dxm:All,Dxp:3&dsCompoundDimensionSearch=D:Charles+Langlade,Dxm:All,Dxp:3

External links

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