Warning!!! Not 100% accurate due to lack Documentation and research/poor French book keeping
I did alot guess work using a lot different documents and books
List Of French Officers involved in the battle
Captain Francois-Marie Marchand de Lignery
Captain Charles Philippe de Aubry
Captain St Ours
Francois Coulon de Villiers
Lt. Sieur de Belestre
Ens de Corbière
700 French
Fort Duquesne Garrison
200 Troupes de la Marine
Détachement de Aubry
40 Troupes de la Marine
460 Milice Canadienne
800 Indians
500 Pays d'en Haut
300 Ottawa
98 Chippewa
75 Mississauga
27 Potawatomi
200 Ohio Indians
82 Delaware
81 Shawnee
26 Senacas
11 Mingo
100 Mission Indians
40 Iroquois
25 Abenakis
10 Huron
12 Algonkin
13 Nipissing
Book Links
The British Defeat of the French in Pennsylvania, 1758
Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley 1758
The Papers of Henry Bouquet: December 11, 1755-May 31, 1758
This is my favorite F&I battle. It can be seen in the documentary "George Washington's First War: the Battles for Fort Duquesne". First time ever on film.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, I have not watched that particular documentary I will have to check it out
DeleteGood deal.
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