François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery
| François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 August 1703 Montreal |
| Died | 28 August 1759 (aged 56) Fort Niagara |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France
|
| Service/branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1728–1759 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | French colonial troupes de la marine |
| Commands held | Ohio Country defense |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Order of Saint Louis |
Fox Wars
Chickasaw Wars
King George's War
François-Marie Le Marchand de Lignery (24 August 1703 – 29 July 1759) was a colonial military leader in the French province of Canada. Active in the defense of New France during the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War), he died of wounds sustained in the 1759 Battle of La Belle-Famille.
Born into a military family (his father was Constant le Marchand de Lignery, an officer of the French colonial military) in Montreal, Lignery enrolled as a cadet in the troupes de la marine at 14, and first saw service in 1728 during the Fox Wars. He also saw service in the Chickasaw Wars and King George's War, where he participated in attacks on Fort Anne and Grand Pré. In 1751 he was promoted to captain.
When the French and Indian War broke out, Lignery played an important role in the French defense of the Ohio Country. He distinguished himself in the defeat of Braddock in 1755, in which his company held the French center while Indians and Canadien militia were rallied early in the battle. For his role in the battle he was awarded the Cross of Saint Louis. Given military command of the entire Ohio Country in 1756, he used Fort Duquesne as a base from which to harass British colonial positions in Virginia and Pennsylvania. In 1758 he captured much of a British force led by James Grant that attempted to take Fort Duquesne. Unfortunately, a force he sent out to counterattack the advancing troops of John Forbes was repulsed, and he decided in November 1758 to abandon and destroy Duquesne when it became clear that Forbes' force significantly outnumbered his.
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