Jean-Daniel Dumas

Jean-Daniel Dumas
Born(1721-02-24)24 February 1721
Montauban, France
Died2 August 1794(1794-08-02) (aged 73)
Albias, France
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service/branchFrench Army
French Marines
Years of service1739-1750, 1768-1780
1750-1768
RankColonel (Marines) 1761
Maréchal de camp (Army) 1780
Commands heldTown major of Quebec, 1757
Adjutant of Canadian Militia, 1757
Adjutant-general of French Marines in Canada, 1759
Commanding a brigade, 1759-1760
Commandant of Isle de France and Ile Bourbon, 1766-1768
Battles/warsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
AwardsKnight of the Order of St. Louis
RelationsUnmarried
Other work[1]

Jean-Daniel Dumas (24 February 1721 – 2 August 1794) was a French officer in the Seven Years' War. The French and Indians launched an attack on General Edward Braddock's column at the Battle of the Monongahela. Dumas and Charles Michel de Langlade took charge when their commanding officer, Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu, was shot dead in the opening moments of the battle.

  1. ^ Tailemitte, Étienne (1979). "Dumas, Jean-Daniel." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto Press, vol. 4, pp. 242-243.

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