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LIST OF FRENCH OFFICERS

WHO SERVED IN THE AMERICAN ARMIES WITH COMMISSIONS FROM CONGRESS PRIOR TO THE TREATIES MADE BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. REPRINTED FROM ESSAIS HISTORIQUES EL POLITIQUES SUR LA REVOLUTION DE L'AMÉRIQUE, BY HILLIARD D'AUBERTEUIL, PARIS, 1782.

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LE CHEV. DE SAINT-AULAIRE.... Employed as Captain of an independent company

June 26th.

ANTOINE FELIX VIEBERT.

June 26th.

LOUIS DUBOIS

July 16th.

LE CHEV. DE KERMORVAN........

July 20th.

JAC. ANT. DE

to serve in Canada.

.Recommended to General Washington to test his capacity as engineer.

Appointed Colonel of a battalion lately raised for the army of Canada.

..Appointed engineer in the Continental service with sixty piasters or silver dollars per month, and the rank of Lt Colonel; retired the 5th of March, 1778, after having served in the Army of Gates, in the regiment of riflemen, commanded by Morgan.

FRANCHESSEN.....Knight of Saint Louis, volunteer, with the rank

July 23d.

SAINT-MARTIN

July 29th.

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of Lt Colonel.

Appointed Engineer with the rank of Lt Colonel

JEAN-ARTHUR Dde Vermonet.... Breveted Captain, and the 18th of September

following, breveted Major in consideration of his services and his capacity, and at the request of General Washington

July 29th.

FIDELE DORRÉ.....

The same day

CHRISTOPHE PELLISSIER.

September 18th.

Volunteer, recommended by Congress to General Washington, to be employed according to his capacity.

Appointed Engineer with the rank of Lt. Colonel.

JACQUES-PAUL GOVERT...... . Breveted Captain, Lieutenant of Artillery.

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CHEV. DU PLESSIS MAUDUIT..... Breveted Captain of Artillery, distinguished him

JEAN-LOUIS IMBERT...

CHRÉTIEN DE COlerus...

self at Germantown and at Redbank; appointed
Lt. Colonel the 20th of November, 1777, at the
request of Washington; returned to the French
service in 1779.

Employed as engineer with the rank of Captain.
.Employed with the rank of Major.

JEAN-LOUIS DE VIRNEJOIX...... Employed with the rank of Captain.

October 7th.

PIERRE FRANCOIS DE BOYS.......Breveted Major to follow the Army.

November 5th.

MAT-AL. DE LA Rochefermoy...Appointed brigadier general of the Continental armies, offered his resignation the 31st of January. Died retired from the service.

March 21st.

1777

LE COMTE DE MONTFORT.......Sent to Washington to act as Lieutenant.

DE LA NEUVILLE....

March 24th.

DE FANEUIL..

Breveted Colonel, since appointed Brigadier General in consideration of his services. Retired the 4th of December, 1778.

Volunteer, with the rank of Colonel, without pay or rations.

ARM. MARQ. DE LA Roverie..... Breveted Colonel of an independent corps.

May 12th. LOUIS FLEURY....

May 13th. THOMAS CONWAY

May 26th.

MOTTIN DE LA BALME....

The same day. COPPIN DE LA GARDE..

July 16th. MARQUIS DE LA

July 28th.

DE VALLENAYS.

Appointed engineer, with the rank of Colonel; Congress presents him with a horse to recompense him for his conduct at Brandywine the 11th of September, 1777; breveted Lt. Colonel the 26th of November of the same year.

.Chevalier de Saint Louis, appointed Brigadier General, commanded a division at Brandywine and Germantown; retired as Major General in 3779.

.Breveted Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry, with pay to date from the preceding month of January; the 18th of July following appointed inspector of Cavalry with the rank of Colonel; resigned October 12th.

. Recommended for employment in the division of General Sullivan.

FAYETTE.......Appointed Major General; appointed to the

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The same day.

command of a division of the Continental Army December 1st. Congress offers him public thanks the 21st of October, 1778, and has him presented with a sword, in the name of th United States, on his arrival in France.

Breveted Captain of cavalry on pay.

LE CHEVALIER DU PORTAIL.....Appointed Engineer in Chief, with the rank of

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CHEVALIER DE LA Colombe......Aid-de-camp to M. de la Fayette, breveted

November 17th.

CHEVALIER DORSET

Captain.

. Lieutenant in the volunteers who came over to America in the following of Tronson du Coudray. Congress accorded him a compensation for his return.

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CHEVAL. DE VILLEFRANCHE...... Engineer, with the rank of Major, under the

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Bechet de RocHEFONTAINE..... Breveted Engineer, with the rank of Captain.

October 23d.

DE L'ECLISE...

..Employed in the Northern Army with the rank

of Lieutenant Colonel.

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