Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, New France garrison commander (died 1660)

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux

French colonial soldier in Quebec mythologized as a colonial hero

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux is an iconic figure in the history of New France. Arriving in the colony in 1658, Dollard was appointed the position of garrison commander of the fort of Ville-Marie. In the spring of 1660, Dollard led an expedition up the Ottawa River to wage war on the…