Vincent Basset Du Tartre
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Vincent Basset Du Tartre, (fl
. 1665 – 1668), was the surgeon major of the French Carignan-Salières Regiment
which arrived in New France in the summer of 1665 with about 1200 men in twenty-four companies.
The surgeon major would have had 24 surgeons under his command. The regiment was led by the new Governor General, Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle
, and Lieutenant General, Alexander de Prouville, Sieur de Tracy
. In 1666, Basset accompanied Daniel de Rémy in his campaign against the Five Nations
.
The regiment was disbanded in 1668 and members were encouraged to settle in the new colony. Among the approximately 450 men who stayed in Canada were a number of surgeons who were a valuable asset to New France
. Basset departed for France and no further written record of him has been discovered.
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. 1665 – 1668), was the surgeon major of the French Carignan-Salières Regiment
Carignan-Salières Regiment
The Carignan-Salières Regiment was a Piedmont French military unit formed by merging the Carignan Regiment and the Salières Regiment in 1659. The regiment began their existence in combat against the Ottoman Empire before being reorganized to consist of twenty-four companies before being sent to...
which arrived in New France in the summer of 1665 with about 1200 men in twenty-four companies.
The surgeon major would have had 24 surgeons under his command. The regiment was led by the new Governor General, Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle
Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle
Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle, Sieur de Montigny, de La Fresnaye et de Courcelle was the governor general of New France from 1665 to 1672....
, and Lieutenant General, Alexander de Prouville, Sieur de Tracy
Alexandre de Prouville
Marquis Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy was a French aristocrat, statesman, and military leader. He was the seigneur of Tracy-le-Val and Tracy-le-Mont...
. In 1666, Basset accompanied Daniel de Rémy in his campaign against the Five Nations
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
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The regiment was disbanded in 1668 and members were encouraged to settle in the new colony. Among the approximately 450 men who stayed in Canada were a number of surgeons who were a valuable asset to New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
. Basset departed for France and no further written record of him has been discovered.