page_title: Military of New France
section_title: French Royal Navy
hierarchical_section_title: Military of New France / French Royal Navy
caption_attribution_description: English: The Pelican, french ship of line (1693-1697). Français&#160;: Reconstitution du Pélican, vaisseau de d'Iberville dans la baie d'Hudson en 1697. Guerre de la Ligue d'Augsbourg (1688-1697).
context_page_description: The military of New France consisted of a mix of regular soldiers from the French Army and French Navy supported by small local volunteer militia units. Most early troops were sent from France, but localization after the growth of the colony meant that, by the 1690s, many were volunteers from the settlers of New France, and by the 1750s most troops were descendants of the original French inhabitants. Additionally, many of the early troops and officers who were born in France remained in the colony after their service ended, contributing to generational service and a military elite. The French built a series of forts from Newfoundland to Louisiana and others captured from the British during the 1600s to the late 1700s. Some were a mix of military post and trading forts.
context_section_description: Jean Vauquelin
  Duc d'Anville
  Joseph de Bauffremont
  Comte de La Galissonière
  Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville
  Louis Charles du Chaffault de Besné
  Marquis de la Jonquière
  Dubois de la Motte
  Alcide 64-guns
  L'Algonquin 74-guns
  Bienfaisant 64-guns
  Bourgogne
  Dauphin Royal 74-guns
  Diadème 74-guns
  Duc de Bourgogne 74-guns
  Fantasque 64-guns
  Formidable 80-guns
  Héros 74-guns
  Le Machault 32-guns
  Orient 80-guns
  Pélican 44-guns
  Raisonable 64-guns
  Tonnant 84-guns
caption: Le Pélican
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