No, Toussaint Charbonneau did not shoot Lewis. On August 11, 1806, near the end of the expedition, Lewis was shot in the left thigh by Pierre Cruzatte, a near-blind man under his command, while both were hunting for elk. At first, Pierre blamed Blackfeet natives for the injury, but after the Corps found no sign of Indians, he admitted the accident. Clark bandaged and treated Lewis's wound.
Toussaint Charbonneau died at Fort Mandan in 1843. It is not known how he died. Charbonneau was apart of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Beasides sacagawea, charbonneau's family wasn't too importiant.
Toussaint was the husband of Sacajawea.
He let sacagawea help Lewis and Clark on there expedition.
The names of Sacagawea's children was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau and Lizette Charbonneau. Her husbands name was Toussaint Charbonneau. Sacagawea is best known for accompanying Lewis and Clark on their expedition.
Yes, Toussaint Charbonneau, Her husband, was an interpreter for Lewis and Clark
Toussiant Charbonneau married a Shoshone women
No, Sacagawea did not marry Meriwether Lewis or William Clark. However, she did go on an expedition with Lewis and Clark along with her husband, Toussaint Charbonneau.
Yes, Toussaint Charbonneau joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interpreter. He was hired mainly because of his wife, Sacagawea, who was a Shoshone woman and crucial to the success of the expedition due to her knowledge of the land and languages. Charbonneau also provided some assistance as an interpreter and guide during the expedition.
When Lewis and Clark wintered at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota, there they met Sacagawea and her husband in 1804. Toussaint Charbonneau was interviewed to interpret Hidatsa for the Lewis and Clark expedition, but Lewis and Clark (esp. Clark) were not overly impressed with him. However, Sacagawea his wife spoke Shoshone and Hidatsa, so they hired Charbonneau on November 4, and he and Sacagawea moved into Fort Mandan a week later. Sacagawea was 16 or 17 at this time.
No, Sacajawea and Meriwether Lewis did not have a baby together. Sacajawea was a Shoshone woman who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, while she was married to Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian fur trader. Their son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, was born during the expedition, but there is no evidence of a romantic relationship between Sacajawea and Lewis.
When Lewis and Clark wintered at the present site of Bismarck, North Dakota, there they met Sacagawea and her husband in 1804. Toussaint Charbonneau was interviewed to interpret Hidatsa for the Lewis and Clark expedition, but Lewis and Clark (esp. Clark) were not overly impressed with him. However, Sacagawea his wife spoke Shoshone and Hidatsa, so they hired Charbonneau on November 4,1804 and he and Sacagawea moved into Fort Mandan a week later. Sacagawea was 16 or 17 at this time.