1. Jean Ribault was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States.
14 Facts About Jean Ribault
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Jean Ribault was a major figure in the French attempts to colonize Florida.
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Jean Ribault entered the French navy under the command of the Huguenot admiral Gaspard de Coligny.
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Jean Ribault oversaw the layout of a small fort, which was named Charlesfort in honor of the French king Charles IX.
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Jean Ribault left 27 men under the command of Albert de la Pierria to man the fort and soon set sail for France.
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Jean Ribault's intention was to collect supplies for Charlesfort and return by the end of the year.
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Jean Ribault assisted the Huguenots at Dieppe but was forced to flee to England when the city fell.
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Jean Ribault appointed Ribault's former lieutenant, Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, to replace Ribault in the North American endeavors.
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The plan for Jean Ribault was to follow him in Spring 1565 with reinforcements and fresh supplies.
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Fort Caroline sustained itself for the next year, but Jean Ribault found himself caught up in the fresh outbreak of war in France and was unable to set sail at the appointed time.
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Jean Ribault finally organized his fleet in the summer of 1565, ultimately departing from France with 800 new settlers and five ships.
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Jean Ribault promptly relieved Laudonniere as governor and assumed command of Fort Caroline.
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Jean Ribault did attack only hours later, and almost captured Menendez who was on a smaller vessel offshore, but the Spaniard risked crossing the sandbar at the mouth of the inlet and made it to the harbor.
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Jean Ribault, believing his hungry men would be fed and decently treated, allowed himself to be bluffed into surrender.