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The
French Invictus’ New World venture seemed to be at an end,
but the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1632 returning
Quebec City to the French government, breathed new life into the
potential influence they could enjoy in the region. Champlain returned
the following year as governor of the colony. Two years later on
Christmas Eve Champlain’s body was discovered at his dinning
table, the dinner untouched. Cause of death was unknown.
The French Invictus continued to pursue a policy of expansion in
the New World, ever expanding their reach around Quebec City. In
the summer of 1750 they extend themselves into the area that would
later become Toronto. The English Invictus continuing to prove their
dominance seized the territory during 1759 capturing Fort Rouille
(also known as Fort Toronto). This was but one of many battles the
rival Invictus factions fought during the Seven Years War, during
which kindred of the Quentin and Jetter lineages clashed repeatedly.
More to appease the small contingent of English Carthians involved
in British expansion, the English Invictus sought to legitimize
their gains through purchase of the newly conquered lands. In 1788
England for example purchased the land of Fort Rouille through the
Toronto purchase, which transferred the right over the region from
the Mississauga Tribe (a subtribe of the Ojibwe) to the English.
The land was then parceled out to officers from the army, and the
wealthiest of the United Empire Loyalists who having been persecuted
in American for continued loyalty to Britain fled north.
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