 The British killed his father when he was younger, which he tried to avenge by killing one of Jean-Baptiste Cope’s prisoners.He also sought to support Le Loutre, John Hamilton, and Mi’kmaq attempts to have the British acknowledge their land claims early in 1755.When this initiative was rejected and Fort Beausejour fell, Laurent joined Father Manach and Charles Deschamps de Boishébert’s armed resistance against the British.