Join Us in France · Sunday, September 6, 2026
During the American War of Independence, Lapérouse was tasked with leading a fleet to Hudson Bay. His successful campaign against British ships there, without losing a single man, cemented his status as a national hero and led to his promotion to supreme commander.
“They asked him to basically take his ships, because by this time he was in charge of a whole fleet, and go up to the Hudson Bay, which is actually incredible when you think about it.”
“And by the time he got to Manitoba with his fleet, he was able to surround a group of British frigates and ships, and they immediately surrendered, and it made him a national hero.”
“And he came back in absolute glory from this trip, and he was considered, not only did he manage to get this British fleet to surrender, but he did not lose one man either to injury, to disease.”