and the former person?
He began as military engineer, major-captain, infantry colonel, infantry commandant, commandant, general brigadier, major-general, commander of Saint-Louis, honorary order of Malta, and Governor of Guadeloupe.
François-Charles de Bourlamaque
He began as military engineer, major-captain, infantry colonel, infantry commandant, commandant, general brigadier, major-general, commander of Saint-Louis, honorary order of Malta, and Governor of Guadeloupe.
where was battle of ticonderoga fought? Fort Carillon (later renamed Fort Ticonderoga). where is this former fort situated? South of Lake Champlain and north of Lake George. who captured it? The British. when? July 27th, 1759. was any battle fought for that? The 1759 Battle of Ticonderoga. who was opposite the british in this battle? The French. can you name any person from this force of the battle? François-Charles de Bourlamaque. and from the opposing force? Sir Jeffery Amherst. what was this person's role in the army? Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, served as an officer in the British Army and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.
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François-Charles de Bourlamaque [SEP] Introduction
François-Charles de Bourlamaque(the surname can also be seen as Burlamaqui) (1716 – 1764) was a French military leader and Governor of Guadeloupe from 1763. His father Francesco Burlamacchi was born in Lucca, Tuscany. He began as military engineer, major-captain, infantry colonel, infantry commandant, commandant, general brigadier, major-general, commander of Saint-Louis, honorary order of Malta, and Governor of Guadeloupe. After entering the French army, Bourlamaque was promoted to the rank of Colonel in 1756. He was sent to Canada in 1756 as third-in-command of the regular troops and served with distinction throughout the subsequent campaign in Canada. In the Battle of Carillon in 1758 he commanded the French left and in 1759 led the French forces at Ticonderoga.