Lt. Colonel in the Continental Army in the American Revolution.
Born 13 March 1749 in Saint Eustache, Paris, France, and died 4 or 8 May 1817, in Paris, France.
Studied at the artillery school of La Pere. Graduate of the Artillery School in Strasbourg, France, in 1769. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the French Royal Artillery Corps in 1769. Resigned to join the American Revolution.
After that, he returned to France in 1784. Imprisoned as a Royalist 1792-1793. Lt. Colonel in the Regiment du Cap in Santo Domingo in 1794 where he led his regiment to suppress the slave uprising that became the Haitian Revolution. Imprisoned by Haitian forces in 1794.
Escaped to America and emigrated to Philadelphia. Commissioned a Major of the 2nd Artillery in the U.S. Army and then promoted to Lt. Colonel.
Helped plan and supervise the construction of Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
This Guy Sure Saw a Lot of History. --Brock-Perry
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