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Charbonneau was stabbed at the Manitou-a-banc end of the Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in the act of committing a Rape upon her Daughter by an old Saultier woman with a Canoe Awl— a fate he highly deserved for his brutality— It was with difficulty he could walk back over the portage."
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- Controversy
A French-Canadian explorer and trader, and a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Charbonneau was born in Boucherville, Quebec on March 20, 1767. Located near Montreal, this community had strong links to exploration and the fur trade. When he grew up, he worked for a time as a fur trapper with the British owned North West Company. He was first...
His performance during the journey was mixed Meriwether Lewis called him a man of no peculiar merit. On two occasions, his lack of boating skills created two near disasters. On April 13, 1805, just a few days after leaving Fort Mandan, he nearly capsized a boat, until another man corrected the situation. A month later, he nearly did it again, whil...
However, Charbonneau did make several contributions to the success of the expedition. He sometimes served as a cook and was praised by several members of the party, had skills in making a bargain with Indian tribes, and was helpful when the expedition encountered French trappers from Canada.
Along the journey William Clark became very fond of Toussaints and Sacagaweas son, Jean-Baptiste, who he nicknamed Pomp. Despite the challenges that Clark and Meriwether Lewis had with Toussaint, Clark extended his fondness of his son to the entire family, and offered to set them up in St. Louis, Missouri after the expedition, which included provid...
On August 14, 1806, the Corps arrived back at the Mandan villages, and Charbonneau was paid $500.33 for his nineteen months with the group. He initially declined Clarks offer to relocate to St. Louis, Missouri, preferring to live with the Mandan and Hidatsa. However, by the fall of 1809, he had changed his mind and he, Sacagawea, and Jean-Baptiste ...
Surviving records show that Charbonneau was widely disliked by others who were working in Missouri Territory, including those on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Charbonneau was stabbed at the Manitou-a-banc end of the Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in the act of committing a Rape upon her Daughter by an old Saultier woman with a Canoe Awl—a fate he highly deserved for his brutality— It was with difficulty he could walk
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Apr 3, 2021 · His tendency to freeze in a crisis showed up again during the flash flood at the Great Falls of the Missouri on 29 June 1805, in which Sacagawea almost drowned and her baby’s spare clothing was lost—as well as Clark’s Umbrella. Two brief statements in Clark’s 1805 journal hint at Charbonneau’s having a quick temper, but give no details.
Toussaint Charbonneau played a brief role in Oregon’s past as part of the Corps of Discovery, the historic expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1804-1806. He is one of the most recognizable among members of the Corps of Discovery, principally as the husband of Sacagawea and father of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the infant ...
Sep 14, 2019 · Charbonneau was stabbed at the Manitou-a-banc end of the Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, in t act of committing a Rape upon her Daughter by an old Saultier woman with a Canoe Awl — a fate he highly deserved for his brutality — It was with difficulty he could walk back over the portage.”
Feb 2, 2017 · - He was stabbed with a pen while with the Indians were playing exhibition games in Mexico. - He would play "The Incredible Hulk," a game where he held a giant rock on his chest and had another person break rocks against it, until both stones were dust.
