French Army General. A French hero of the Seven Years War in America and Knight of Saint-Louis. He was a native of Aurillac, in the French region of Auvergne. He joined the “Régiment de La Sarre” as an ensign, on October 1, 1726. He received his Lieutenant commission on July 1, 1727, was promoted Captain on March 12, 1734, and to Major, on August 7, 1745. On June 14, 1747, he took charge of a battalion and he was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, on March 22, 1756. On February 29, 1744, the King had made him Knight of Saint-Louis. Prior to his arrival in New France, he had fought in Austria, in Corsica, in the Netherlands, on the Rhine. At the battle of the Plains of Abraham, in the city of Québec, as Brigadier General, he was the commanding officer of the “Régiment de La Sarre” and of the right wing of General Louis Montcalm’s forces. Mortally wounded during that battle, he was taken prisoner and died in the English launch while crossing to Lévis. Some reports had said that his body had been thrown over in the river, but it generally believed that he was instead buried somewhere on the shores of Pointe-de-Lévy. The many searches for his remains had been unsuccessful.
French Army General. A French hero of the Seven Years War in America and Knight of Saint-Louis. He was a native of Aurillac, in the French region of Auvergne. He joined the “Régiment de La Sarre” as an ensign, on October 1, 1726. He received his Lieutenant commission on July 1, 1727, was promoted Captain on March 12, 1734, and to Major, on August 7, 1745. On June 14, 1747, he took charge of a battalion and he was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, on March 22, 1756. On February 29, 1744, the King had made him Knight of Saint-Louis. Prior to his arrival in New France, he had fought in Austria, in Corsica, in the Netherlands, on the Rhine. At the battle of the Plains of Abraham, in the city of Québec, as Brigadier General, he was the commanding officer of the “Régiment de La Sarre” and of the right wing of General Louis Montcalm’s forces. Mortally wounded during that battle, he was taken prisoner and died in the English launch while crossing to Lévis. Some reports had said that his body had been thrown over in the river, but it generally believed that he was instead buried somewhere on the shores of Pointe-de-Lévy. The many searches for his remains had been unsuccessful.
Bio by: Guy Gagnon
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