![]() ![]() Madeleine ran to the bastions, she knew there was only one hope. Madeleine ran into the fort shouting, " Aux armes! Aux armes!" (To arms) Madeleine, working only 200 paces from the fort, had a head start on the Iroquois that were chasing her. But the Iroquois were too quick for them and they were easily caught and carried off. The men, caught off guard, tried to flee to safety. ![]() Suddenly, the Iroquois descended on the settlers. ![]() Madeleine was in the cabbage garden, quite close to the fort. One morning, some settlers left the fort to tend to the fields along with eight soldiers. Now fourteen, Madeleine was in charge of the fort, with one very old man (Laviolette) and 2 soldiers. Madeleine and her brothers and sisters stayed at the fort. On October 22, 1692, Madeleine's parents left the fort on business and to gather winter supplies. In the late 1600s, the Iroquois mounted attacks on the settlers of New France, looting and burning their homes. ![]()
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