Old maps name the contracted water "Wood Creek." Champlain's fight with the Iroquois may have affected all subsequent events and crippled the power and prosperity of France in the New World.

It was notable, however, as being the first fight on the Atlantic coast of ... down on the Lake of the Iroquois, Champlain and his red allies struck the Mohawks ? Weakened by his contest with ...

The fighting kicked off with King Philip ... when Samuel de Champlain paddled down Lake Champlain with the Iroquois’ foes, the Algonquins, and killed three Iroquois chiefs.

Champlain's voyage also had an important negative effect for the French. He and his men shot three Iroquois chiefs ... British mistakes and valiant fighting by our troops, some led by Arnold ...

The French had arrived in Canada well armed, with a plan to establish colonies there, and eventually started moving into the Champlain Valley. The alternative to finding an accommodation with the ...