La Salle's Mississippi River expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:alternativeName La Salle Expedition of 1682
gptkbp:claimedBy gptkb:France
gptkbp:dateReachedMouth April 9, 1682
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:endDate 1682
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Father_Zenobius_Membré
gptkb:Henri_de_Tonti
Pierre-Younger
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label La Salle's Mississippi River expedition
gptkbp:leader gptkb:René-Robert_Cavelier,_Sieur_de_La_Salle
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:King_Louis_XIV
gptkbp:notableEvent reached the mouth of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:purpose to explore the Mississippi River and claim territory for France
gptkbp:result claimed the Mississippi River basin for France
gptkbp:route from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico
gptkbp:significance established French presence in the Mississippi Valley
gptkbp:startDate 1681
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Salle_Expeditions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7