Robert La Salle
The answer is yes. He did claimed the Mississippi River.
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The Mississippi River valley was claimed for France in 1682 by La Salle (René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, 1643-1687). He left Canada in 1681 and reached the Gulf of Mexico in April, 1682.
France
The British were attacked in the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico by forces from Spain.
The British were attacked in the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico by forces from Spain.
He traveled down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley for King Louis XVI.He named this region Louisiana in honor of the French King.
Louis Joliet
The British were attacked in the Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico by forces from Spain.
La Salle claimed the mississippi river valley for france
Sieur de La Salle, who was a French explorer, claimed the entire Mississippi Valley for France. This happened in 1682.