The French Plan to Colonize French Louisiana

Richard Green

Richard Green describes how this ambition put the French in direct competition with the British who were by this time aligned with the Chickasaws.

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The French Leader Bienville

Richard Green
The French explorer who later became the Governor of French Louisiana, Bienville, was the highest-ranking European who learned the Chickasaw language.

Bienville Guided by Choctaws

Brad Lieb
Though he demanded to be taken to the Natchez village, Bienville wrote that the Choctaw guides led him “to and fro.”