Philippe Clément du Vuault de la Valrennes

Philippe Clément du Vault de la Valrennes, (born 1647 - died 12 October 1707) was captain of the Régiment de Normandie and captain of the colonial troops in New France from 1685 to 1693.[1]

History

Philippe was the hero in the Battle of La Prairie, when he defeated Major Pieter Schuyler and his militia and First Nation allies, during the invasion of Canada 1691.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Histoire Générale du Canada, Édition du Boréal, 1988, p.179
  • Eccles, W.J. (1979) [1969]. "Clément du Vuault de Valrennes, Philippe". In Hayne, David. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. II (1701–1740) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.