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    Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville

    Governor of New France

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michel-Ange_Duquesne_deMichel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville - Wikipedia

    Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Occupation. Governor of New France. Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis Duquesne (c. 1700 – 17 September 1778) was a French Governor General of New France. He was born in Toulon, France . Duquesne served from 1752 to 1755. Best known for his role in the French and Indian War, he established Fort ...

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  3. www.biographi.ca › en › bioBiography – DUQUESNE DE MENNEVILLE, ANGE, Marquis DUQUESNE ...

    Ange Duquesne de Menneville joined the navy at a young age; by 1713 he was serving as a midshipman at Toulon. In 1726 he became a second ensign and three years later had his first contact with Canada while serving on the flute Éléphant under Louis-Philippe de Rigaud* de Vaudreuil.

  4. fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michel-Ange_Duquesne_deMichel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville — Wikipédia

    Michel-Ange (ou Ange) Duquesne, Marquis de Menneville né à Toulon en 1702 et mort le 17 septembre 1778, est un officier de marine et administrateur colonial français du XVIII e siècle. Il est gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France de juillet 1752 au 10 juillet 1755 [ 1 ] où il mène une active politique d’établissements militaires dans l’Ohio.

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  6. faculty.marianopolis.edu › Governor-GeneralDuquesneMichel-Ange Duquesne-Menneville - Marianopolis College

    Duquesne, Michel-Ange Duquesne-Menneville, Marquis de (1701-1778), governor of New France (1752-5), was the son of Alexandre Duquesne-Monnier and Ursule Possel. He entered the navy at an early age, and became successively ensign (1727), lieutenant (1735), and major (1746).

  7. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleAnge Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis Duquesne | The Canadian ...

    Jan 14, 2008 · Published Online January 14, 2008. Last Edited December 16, 2013. Ange Duquesne de Menneville Duquesne, Marquis, naval officer, governor general of New France 1752-55 (b at Toulon, France c 1700; d at Antony, France 17 Sept 1778). He joined the navy as a boy and saw action in the War of the Austrian Succession.

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  9. www.histories.ca › CanadianDictionary › Duquesne-DeHistories Duquesne De Menneville Michel Ange Marquis De

    Duquesne De Menneville Michel Ange Marquis De Appointed governor of New France 1752, in succession to La Jonquiere. His policy was to intercept communication between New England and the western Indians and thus to restore the Indians to dependence on France. In the spring of 1753 sent a force of a thousand men under Morin to the Ohio district; a

  10. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › disaster-inDisaster in the Wilderness - Warfare History Network

    A new governor, Michel-Ange Du Quesne de Menneville, known as the Marquis de Duquesne, arrived in 1752. Fort Niagara already provided a key French foothold where the Niagara River emptied into Lake Ontario. Duquesne soon built new posts at Forts Presque’ Isle, Le Boeuf, and Machault in western Pennsylvania.