François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery Military person

François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery (24 August 1703 – 29 July 1759) was a colonial military leader in the French province of Canada. Active in the defense of New France during the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War), he died of wounds sustained in the 1759 Battle of La Belle-Famille.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 24, 1703
Birth place
Montreal
Date of deathAugust 28, 1759
Place of death
Fort Niagara

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Military person

award
Order of Saint Louis
military operations
French and Indian War
Battle of La Belle-Famille
Battle of Fort Duquesne
King George's War
Battle of Grand Pré
Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744)
Battle of the Monongahela
Chickasaw Wars
Fox Wars
military branch
Compagnies Franches de la Marine
military commandOhio Country defense
service start1728
service end1759

Topical connections

Édouard-Charles FabreCleric
Charles Eugene Prince of LambescRoyalty
Edward BraddockMilitary person
Louis-Joseph ForgetPolitician
François Coulon de VilliersMilitary person

François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery on Wikipedia

External resources

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