Jean Baptiste Ternant

Jean Baptiste Ternant (12 December 1751 Damvilliers – 15 November 1833 Paris) was a French soldier, diplomat, and was French ambassador to the United States from 1791 to 1793.

Jean Baptiste Ternant
Jean Baptiste Ternant, 1781, by Charles Willson Peale
Born(1751-12-12)12 December 1751
Died15 November 1833(1833-11-15) (aged 81)
NationalityFrench
Occupationsoldier, diplomat
Known forFrench ambassador to the United States

He was a lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Engineers. Beginning in 1778 at Valley Forge, he served as a subinspector in the Continental Army.[1][2]

After the abolition of the monarchy, he was dismissed by the ruling Girondins from his post and was succeeded by Edmond-Charles Genet.

The Independence National Historical Park has an oil portrait, painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1781.[3]

References

  1. John Clement Fitzpatrick, ed. (1778). The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799. 11. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. "Jean Baptiste Ternant, Inspector General and Advisor to the Commanding Generals of the Southern Forces 1778-1782", Douglas N. Adams, The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 86, No. 3 (July, 1985), pp. 221-240
  3. "Jean-Baptiste Ternant, Chevalier de (1751-1816), (painting)". SIRIS
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