Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu
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Daniel Hyacinthe Liénard de Beaujeu (19 August 1711 - 9 July 1755) was a French officer during the Seven Years War. He participated in the Battle of Grand Pre
(1747). He also organized the force that attacked General Edward Braddock's army after it forded the Monongahela River
. The event was later dubbed the Battle of the Monongahela
. Beaujeu led his small force into the attack, where he was shot dead in the opening moments when the attack was launched on July 9th, 1755. However, his patron
age to the Native American customs such as wearing war paint and regalia
, helped raise the morale and fighting tenacity of the warriors under his command. He was buried outside the walls of Fort Duquesne
.
Battle of Grand Pré
The Battle of Grand Pré, also known as the Battle of Minas, was a battle in King George's War that took place between British and French forces near present-day Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia in the winter of 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession...
(1747). He also organized the force that attacked General Edward Braddock's army after it forded the Monongahela River
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...
. The event was later dubbed the Battle of the Monongahela
Battle of the Monongahela
The Battle of the Monongahela, also known as the Battle of the Wilderness, took place on 9 July 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, at Braddock's Field in what is now Braddock, Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh...
. Beaujeu led his small force into the attack, where he was shot dead in the opening moments when the attack was launched on July 9th, 1755. However, his patron
Patrón
Patrón is a luxury brand of tequila produced in Mexico and sold in hand-blown, individually numbered bottles.Made entirely from Blue Agave "piñas" , Patrón comes in five varieties: Silver, Añejo, Reposado, Gran Patrón Platinum and Gran Patrón Burdeos. Patrón also sells a tequila-coffee blend known...
age to the Native American customs such as wearing war paint and regalia
Regalia
Regalia is Latin plurale tantum for the privileges and the insignia characteristic of a Sovereign.The word stems from the Latin substantivation of the adjective regalis, 'regal', itself from Rex, 'king'...
, helped raise the morale and fighting tenacity of the warriors under his command. He was buried outside the walls of Fort Duquesne
Fort Duquesne
Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in what is now downtown Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania....
.