French and Canadian officer. Hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Esquire of the king.
He was born in Montréal (Canada) on April 24, 1708 in a family having a long military tradition. He began his service in the colonial troops in 1736. In 1755, he was the commanding officer of Fort Niagara. In 1756, he was promoted captain of a riflemen company in the Compagnies franches de la Marine.
He was wounded seriously at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and died three days later, on September 16, 1759. He was buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "Cemetery of the Heroes", became in 2001 the Memorial of the Seven Years War.
Captain in the troupes de le marine, Chevalier de Saint Louis.
He was born in Montréal (Canada) on April 24, 1708 in a family having a long military tradition. He began his service in the colonial troops in 1736. In 1755, he was the commanding officer of Fort Niagara. In 1756, he was promoted captain of a riflemen company in the Compagnies franches de la Marine.
He was wounded seriously at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and died three days later, on September 16, 1759. He was buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "Cemetery of the Heroes", became in 2001 the Memorial of the Seven Years War.
Captain in the troupes de le marine, Chevalier de Saint Louis.
French and Canadian officer. Hero of the Seven Years War in America. Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Louis. Esquire of the king.
He was born in Montréal (Canada) on April 24, 1708 in a family having a long military tradition. He began his service in the colonial troops in 1736. In 1755, he was the commanding officer of Fort Niagara. In 1756, he was promoted captain of a riflemen company in the Compagnies franches de la Marine.
He was wounded seriously at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and died three days later, on September 16, 1759. He was buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "Cemetery of the Heroes", became in 2001 the Memorial of the Seven Years War.
Captain in the troupes de le marine, Chevalier de Saint Louis.
He was born in Montréal (Canada) on April 24, 1708 in a family having a long military tradition. He began his service in the colonial troops in 1736. In 1755, he was the commanding officer of Fort Niagara. In 1756, he was promoted captain of a riflemen company in the Compagnies franches de la Marine.
He was wounded seriously at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and died three days later, on September 16, 1759. He was buried in the cemetery of the General Hospital of Quebec from which a part, called "Cemetery of the Heroes", became in 2001 the Memorial of the Seven Years War.
Captain in the troupes de le marine, Chevalier de Saint Louis.
Bio by: Guy Gagnon
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