The Military History of Green Bay (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Military History of Green Bay Leaving out of consideration the traditions of inter-tribal Indian warfare. The military 'history of Green Bay may be said to have begun when Jean Nicolet, in October of 1634, landed at the mouth of the Fox River, and, stepping out of his canoe with all the dignity of an ambassador, advanced slowly, dis charging at the same time two small pistols, which he held in either hand.' 2 Wisconsin was at this time the home of a num ber of small Indian tribes, driven hither evidently by the pow erful Iroquois on the east and the Sioux on the west. The absence of powerful Indian nations, and the presence of lesser tribes of divergent interests, had a controlling effect upon the opening of this section to the forces of civilization.3 N icolet came to Green Bay with a few Huron Indians for the purpose of adjusting troubles between. The Hurons and the Winneba' goes, or Puants, and the peace he seems to have established is significant of the future contact of the white man and the red at this point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.