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Die Eroberung Kanadas

Quebec, around 1665: The French colony is in turmoil. Settlements are repeatedly attacked by the Iroquois, jeopardizing the fur trade. Furthermore, there is a dramatic surplus of men, putting the future of "Nouvelle France" at risk. King Louis XIV decides on a dramatic rescue mission: He sends 1,200 soldiers of the Carignan-Salières Regiment to Canada to restore peace among them the young Guillaume Renaut. At the same time, he sends 800 young women, each with a dowry he has provided, on a journey into the unknown. They are to ensure the settlement prospers and the population grows. The orphan girl Marie de La Mare is persuaded to undertake the perilous journey. She doesn't know what she's getting herself into, because the Iroquois have very different plans In the dead of winter, she is kidnapped from the safety of the Ursuline convent that has temporarily sheltered her. The young Huron warrior Kondiaronk, now friends with Guillaume, tries to mediate between the warring factions. But he too has a score to settle, for the Iroquois are his sworn enemies. Guillaume and Marie have no idea what a powder keg they've stepped into.