European Exploration to 1700: Spain's Loss, France's Gain
there he introduced himself as Iberville's brother and asked to speak with the captain. He told the captain that his brother and a large French fleet were in the Gulf and that they should return to Carolina immediately to avoid battle. Bienville was lucky. The English captain who had been defeated by Iberville and the French in war in Europe, decided to take Bienville's advice. The English did not return to the mouth of the Mississippi until 1814.
So at the end of 1699, we find the French and Indians in Louisiana with little Spanish influence and no English interest in the southern region of the Mississippi Riverr.
Primary source for this article: Notes from lectures given by Dr. Philip Cook of the Louisiana Tech history department to the History 360, Louisiana History, class on September 10 and 12, 2001.
Secondary source: The Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Louisiana History.
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