Jean-Daniel Dumas
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.
Jean-Daniel Dumas | |
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| Born | 24 February 1721 Montauban, France |
| Died | 2 August 1794 (aged 73) Albias, France |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Service/ | French Army French Marines |
| Years of service | 1739-1750, 1768-1780 1750-1768 |
| Rank | Colonel (Marines) 1761 Maréchal de camp (Army) 1780 |
| Commands held | Town 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/wars | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War
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| Awards | Knight of the Order of St. Louis |
| Relations | Unmarried |
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