French Biographies

The French were one of three cultures that fought in the the French and Indian War. These are the stories of French people who were involved in the struggle for control of North America.

 

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  Jacques Legardeur de Sainte-Pierre

  The commanding French officer at Fort LeBoeuf when Washington arrives.

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  Daniel-Hyacinthe-Marie Beaujeu

  The French officers who mobilized the French army's attack on General Braddock.

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  Joseph Coulon de Jumonville

  Jumonville was the commander of a group of French soldiers that skirmished with the British in the first shots of the French and Indian War