He was commissioned as a captain in the Corps of Engineers on April 3, 1779 to rank from February 18, 1778.
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4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	6:case	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	6:det	Entity=(1-person-giv:act-cf1*-2,7-pred-Pierre_Charles_L'Enfant
6	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	3:obl:as	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	9:case	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	9:det	Entity=(48-organization-new-cf2-2,4-coref-United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
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10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	11:case	_
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12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	14:case	_
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14	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	3:obl:on	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	16:punct	_
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17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	18:mark	Discourse=elaboration-additional:31->30:0
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19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	21:case	_
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21	18	18	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	obl	18:obl:from	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	23:punct	_
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24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	3:punct	_
