Career
Captain Saurel was immediately sent to rebuild Fort Richelieu, the fort having been burned by the Iroquois in 1647. The Carignan-Salières Regiment rebuilt the fort on the same site. During Prouville de Tracy"s 1666 action against the Mohawks, he and Alexandre Berthier were co-commanders of the rear-guard troops.
In Quebec, the modern-day Sorel-Tracy and the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, where Fort Richelieu is located, are named after him.