Claude Pierre Pécaudy de Contrecoeur - Contrecoeur, Québec
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 45° 52.130 W 073° 13.507
18T E 637757 N 5081005
Claude Pierre Pecaudy était officier dans les troupes de la Marine et participa à la bataille de la Monongahéla en 1755. Claude Pierre Pecaudy was an officer in the Navy and participated in the Battle of the Monongahela in 1755.
Waymark Code: WM10388
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 02/17/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
Views: 7

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Claude Pierre Pécaudy

Près d'ici naquit en 1706 au manoir de Contrecoeur Claude Pierre Pécaudy sieur de Contrecoeur, 3e seigneur fondateur du Fort Duquesne devenu la ville de Pittsburg, Penn., E.-U. Par sa stratégie, il fit capituler George Washington lors de la bataille de la Monongahéla en 1755.

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Claude Pierre Pécaudy

Near here was born in 1706 at the Contrecoeur manor Claude Pierre Pécaudy sieur de Contrecoeur, 3rd Lord founder of Fort Duquesne which became the city of Pittsburg, Penn., USA. By his strategy, he made George Washington capitulate at the Battle of the Monongahela in 1755.
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La plaque est à l'extérieur et peut être visité en tout temps. The plaque is outside and can be visited at any time.


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