Sieur de La Salle assassinated by his own men
On an expedition to locate the Mississippi river, Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is shot by Pierre Duhaut and three others after a large mutiny by La Salle's expedition party. La Salle lies dying in a clearing, Duhaut and the other men having shot him from some bushes further off; a monk looks on in shock
Picture No
12079457
Media ID
47662315
Size
3828px x 5584px
(4.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed engraving
Date
19th March 1687
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