Battle of Sorel

Battle of Sorel
Part of the Beaver Wars
DateJune 19, 1610
Location
near the present-day city of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Richelieu River, New France
46°02′N 73°07′W / 46.033°N 73.117°W / 46.033; -73.117
Result French and allied victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France
Huron
Algonquin
Montagnais/Innu		 Iroquois
Commanders and leaders
Samuel de Champlain Unknown
Strength
~300 warriors
5 arquebusiers		 ~100 warriors
1 fort
Casualties and losses
Between 15 and 20 killed
50 wounded		 100 killed
15 captured and later tortured to death
1 fort captured
Map of New France, by Samuel de Champlain, circa 1612

The Battle of Sorel occurred on June 19, 1610, with Samuel de Champlain supported by the Kingdom of France and his allies, the Huron, Algonquin people, and Montagnais that fought against the Mohawk people in New France at present-day Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.[1] The forces of Champlain armed with the arquebus engaged and killed or captured nearly all of the Mohawks.[1] The battle ended major hostilities with the Mohawks for twenty years.[1]

The Battle of Sorel was part of the Beaver Wars, which pitted the nations of the Iroquois confederation, led by the dominant Mohawks, against the Algonquian peoples of the Great Lakes region, supported by the Kingdom of France.[2] The Beaver Wars continued intermittently for nearly a century, ending with the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701.[3][4][5][6][7]

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