Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes

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Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes (d. 1688), a captain in the French army arrived at Quebec in 1685 and the following year led a mission to chase the English from James Bay, (referred to at the time as the bottom of the Hudson Bay). Among his officers were three Le Moyne brothers; Pierre, Jacques and Paul. They were divided into three groups and headed to their destination using the interior waterways. They captured Moose Factory, Fort Rupert, and Fort Albany. De Troyes returned to Quebec leaving Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in charge of the captured forts.

The mission to James Bay, dubbed the Battle for James Bay, had a peculiar execution. Canoes were used for transportation in the voyageur style. The assault party was comprised majoritarily of local "Canadians" (inhabitants of the colony), selected for their canoeing skills and only about thirty of the one hundred men expedition were actual French military. In 1686 French expeditions led from Montreal attacked British Forts in Hudson and James Bays.

In 1687 de Troyes took an important role in Governor Denonville's famous attack against the Senecas. His brilliant military career was cut short by his death the following year. When Denonville created Fort Denonville in his own honor (current site of Fort Niagara), Troyes was left in charge. He died sometime during the winter of 1687-1688, along with most of the troups in his garrison, possibly due to scurvy.