What is René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle?
{{infobox person |name=René-Robert Cavelier |image=Cavelier de la salle.jpg |caption=A 19th-century engraving of Cavelier de La Salle |birth_date={{birth date|1643|11|21}} |birth_place=[[Rouen]], [[Normandy]], [[France]] |death_date={{Death date and age|1687|03|19|1643|11|21}} |death_place=present day [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville]], [[Texas]] |occupation=explorer |nationality=[[France|French]] |known_for=exploring the [[Great Lakes]],<br>[[Mississippi River]],<br>and the [[Gulf of Mexico]] |signature=De La Salle Signature.svg }} [[Image:DeLaSalle.jpg|thumb|left|Memorial Plaque to de La Salle in [[Rouen]]]] '''René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle''', or '''Robert de La Salle''' (November 21, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a [[French people|French]] [[List of explorers|explorer]]. He explored the [[Great Lakes]] region of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], the [[Mississippi River]], and the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. La Salle claimed the entire Mississippi River basin for France. He was attacked by Joseph-Antoine le Fèbvre, sieur de La Barre, as they were rivals. {{DEFAULTSORT:La Salle, Rene}} [[Category:1643 births]] [[Category:1687 deaths]] [[Category:French explorers]] [[Category:People from {{biography-stub}}