La Motte

Pierre La Motte
... Paul, Sieur de La Motte (Pierre La Motte) was Captain of a company of the Carignan-Salieres Regiment that was dispatched to New France (Canada) in 1665 by King Louis XIV to protect ... He and his company sailed on a decrepit royal ship, the Aigle d’Or (Golden Eagle) from La Rochelle, France on May 13th of that year accompanying the Marquis de Salières, Colonel of the Regiment ... La Motte’s company was almost immediately dispatched to fortify the southern flank of New France ...

Marguerite De La Motte - Career
... Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova ... De La Motte spent the 1920s appearing in numerous films, often cast by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr ... De La Motte would also appear opposite such notable actors of the "Roaring Twenties" as Bela Lugosi, Milton Sills, Conrad Nagel, Owen Moore, Lon Chaney, John Gilbert and ...

Green Island, Jersey
... La Motte is a tidal island, and listed archaeological site, also known as Green Island, located in the Vingtaine de Samarès in the parish of St Clement on the south-east ... Remains of a cemetery on La Motte are believed to be from later settlers ... and a number of middens, dating from 1500 BC to 300 BC, on La Motte ...

La Motte, Quebec - Notable People
... Cardinal Marc Ouellet of the Roman Catholic Church was born in La Motte on June 8, 1944. ...

Battle Of Martinique (1779) - Encounter
... Before La Motte was able to muster some of his ships to meet them, Parker managed to capture nine of the convoy ships, forcing four of them ashore ... La Motte left the anchorage at Fort Royal with his flagship Annibal (74 guns) and two ships of the line, Vengeur (64) and Réfléchi (64) ... The defense of La Motte-Picquet is facilitated by the shore batteries firing on the vessels of Parker ...