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Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (French pronunciation: [filip də ʁigo maʁki də vodʁœj]; c. 1643 – 10 October 1725) was a French military officer who served as Governor General of New France (now Canada and U.S. states of the Mississippi Valley) from 1703 to 1725, throughout Queen Anne's War and Father Rale's War.
Jan 14, 2008 · Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, Marquis de Vaudreuil, governor general of New France 1703-25 (b probably near Revel, France c 1643; d at Québec C 10 Oct 1725). Vaudreuil served in the French army with the Mousquetaires from 1672 and distinguished himself in campaigns in Flanders.
Biographie. Vaudreuil sert dans l'armée française en tant que mousquetaire de 1672 à 1687. Ce fut probablement le mérite qu’il acquit lors de la guerre avec la Hollande qui lui valut, de mars 1687 à mai 1699, d'être commandant des troupes des Compagnies franches de la marine en Nouvelle-France.
Entering the army at the age of seven he ranked as captain in 1738, and received the Grand Cross of St. Louis (1745). Transferred to the navy as chief of a squadron, he took part (1747) in a combat off Cape’ Finistere between the fleets of M. de l’Estenduere and Admiral Hawke, one of the most terrible engagements on record.
Vaudreuil, Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de (1643-1725), governor of New France (1705-25), was born in France in 1643. He came to New France in 1687, as commander of the French troops in the colony, and served as chief of staff in Denonville's expedition against (the Iroquois.
RIGAUD DE VAUDREUIL, PHILIPPE DE, Marquis de Vaudreuil, musketeer, commander of the troops, naval captain, governor of Montreal, governor general of New France, governor of Revel in Languedoc; knight, commander, and grand cross of the order of Saint-Louis; baptized 13 Aug. 1650 at Dreuilhe, France; m. 21 Nov. 1690 Louise-Elizabeth de Joybert at ...
Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (18 April 1724 – 14 December 1802) [1] was second in command of the French squadron off America during the American Revolutionary War . Biography. Early life. Coat of arms of Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial.
