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François Louis De Salignac
François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon, marquis de La Mothe-Fénelon (7 November 1722 – 10 October 1767) was a French soldier and playwright who was governor of Martinique from 1763 to 1764. Family François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon was born on 7 November 1722. His paternal family was descended from Antoine de Neuville, baron of Magnac in Manche in the 16th century, whose sole granddaughter married Francois de Salignac or Salangac, Baron of Motte-Fénelon, in 1599. His father was Gabriel Jacques de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon (1688–1746), Marquis of Mothe-Fénelon, an army lieutenant general and ambassador to the Hague. His father died of wounds received in the battle of Rocoux. His mother was Françoise Louise Le Pelletier de Montméliand (died 1782). Career In 1737 Fénelon was a second lieutenant in the King's Infantry Regiment at the age of 15. He was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis in 1740. He was attached to the gendarmes of Berry in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Colonial And Departmental Heads Of Martinique
(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) Ancien regime and First Republic (1635-1794) British occupation (1794–1814) Restoration, Second Republic, Second Empire (1814–70) Third Republic (1870–1940) Fourth and Fifth Republics (1945-present) See also *Martinique *Politics of Martinique External linksWorld Statesmen - Martinique References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rufane
William Rufane (died 14 February 1773) was a British soldier who fought in the Seven Years' War, was governor of Martinique in 1762–63 and rose to the rank of lieutenant general. Early career William Rufane was from a family that originated in France, and seems to have formerly been named Ruffane or Ruffine. His brother, Henry Rufane, was a linen draper before joining the navy. He rose to the rank of captain, and was court-martialed for cowardice in an action at sea in July 1745, but later acquitted. William Rufane joined the army in 1721. He was commissioned ensign on 8 February 1722. For many years he served in what would become the 24th Regiment of Foot. He was commissioned captain of Brigadier Thomas Wentworth's Regiment of Foot on 27 September 1737. Rufane was appointed major of the 24th in 1741. On 9 February 1751 Rufane was made lieutenant colonel of the regiment of foot commanded by William Kerr, Earl of Ancram, and William Godfrey, major. By 1752, the 24th Regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor-Thérèse Charpentier
Victor-Thérèse Charpentier d'Ennery (March 24, 1732 – December 13, 1776) was the marquis, and later count, of Ennery and was also a governor general of Saint-Domingue in the mid-to-late 18th century. Family Charpentier was born in Paris, France to Thomas-Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery and Madeleine Angélique Rioult de Curzay. Charpentier d'Ennery is the grandson of Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery, the Lord of D'Ennery and Espier. He had a sister, Cécile Pauline Charpentier d'Ennery, who married Gilbert de Chauvigny de Blot, a governor of Chantelle. On January 11, 1768 in Paris, he married Benedicte d'Alesso, a descendant of Philip I of France, and had one child: ~ Pauline François de Paule Charpentier (died 1819) married Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis, son of Francois de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis. Charpentier also had another child with Olive Puybaudet: ~ Geneviève Pauline Aimée Charpentier (1776–1850), who married Louis de Tibi (died 1802) and then married Joseph Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aschères-le-Marché
Aschères-le-Marché () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Loiret {{Loiret-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It has a land area of and a population of 364,508 inhabitants as of January 2019.Populations légales 2019: 972 Martinique INSEE One of the , it is directly north of Saint Lucia, northwest of |
Manche
Manche (, ) is a coastal French département in Normandy, on the English Channel, which is known as ''La Manche'', literally "the sleeve", in French. It had a population of 495,045 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 50 Hérault INSEE History Manche is one of the original 83 départements created during the on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Normandie. The first capital was until 1796, and it res ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux took place on 11 October 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession, at Rocourt (or Rocoux), near Liège in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, now modern Belgium. It was fought between a French army under Marshal Saxe and a combined British, Dutch, German and Austrian force led by Charles of Lorraine, John Ligonier and Prince Waldeck. The battle ended the 1746 campaign and the two armies went into winter quarters. Despite a series of victories in Flanders, by this point France was struggling to finance the war and had opened bilateral peace negotiations with Britain at the Congress of Breda in August 1746. While Rocoux confirmed French control of the Austrian Netherlands, Saxe had failed to achieve the decisive victory needed to end the war. Background When the War of the Austrian Succession began in 1740, Britain was still fighting the War of Jenkins' Ear with Spain; from 1739 to 1742, the main area of operations was in the Caribbean. British and Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint Louis
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (french: Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis) is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a reward for exceptional officers, notable as the first decoration that could be granted to non-nobles. By the authorities of the French Republic, it is considered a predecessor of the Legion of Honour, with which it shares the red ribbon (though the Legion of Honour is awarded to military personnel and civilians alike). Although officially abolished by the government authorities of the July Revolution in 1830 following the French Revolution, its activities carried on as a dynastic order of the formerly sovereign royal family. As such, it is still recognised by the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry. Members The King was the Grand Master of the order, and the Dauphin was automatically a member as well. The Order had three classes: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Régiment De La Fère
A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscripted in one geographical area, by a leader who was often also the feudal lord ''in capite'' of the soldiers. Lesser barons of knightly rank could be expected to muster or hire a company or battalion from their manorial estate. By the end of the 17th century, infantry regiments in most European armies were permanent units, with approximately 800 men and commanded by a colonel. Definitions During the modern era, the word "regiment" – much like "corps" – may have two somewhat divergent meanings, which refer to two distinct roles: # a front-line military formation; or # an administrative or ceremonial unit. In many armies, the first role has been assumed by independent battalions, battlegroups, task forces, brigades and other, similarly siz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maréchal De Camp
''Maréchal de camp'' (sometimes incorrectly translated as field marshal) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848. The rank originated from the older rank of sergeant major general ( French: ''sergent-major général''). Sergeant major general was third in command in an army, after the general and the lieutenant general. One of his tasks was to dispose the troops on the battlefield. It was also known in the French army as the "battle sergeant" (fr: ''sergent de bataille''). In English-speaking countries, the rank of sergeant major general became known as simply major general. Background and history The ''maréchal de camp'' rank was the junior of the two officer general ranks of the French Army, the senior being lieutenant general. The rank of brigadier was intermediate between those of colonel and ''maréchal de camp'', but was not considered a general officer rank. Nevertheless, when rank insignia were introduced in the 1770s, the brigadier insignia was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windward Islands
french: Îles du Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Windward Islands. Clockwise: Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth Atlantic Ocean , coordinates = , area_km2 = 3232.5 , total_islands = 90+ , major_islands = CarriacouDominicaGrenadaMartiniquePetite MartiniqueSaint Lucia Saint Vincent , highest_mount = Morne Diablotins, Dominica , elevation_m = 1,447 , country = Dominica , country_largest_city = Roseau , country1 = Grenada , country1_largest_city = St. George's , country2 = Martinique , country2_largest_city = Fort-de-France , country3 = Saint Lucia , country3_largest_city = Castries , country4 = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , country4_largest_city = Kingstown , density_km2 = 227 , population = 854,000 , ethnic_groups = The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles. Part of the West Indies, they lie south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavery In The British And French Caribbean
Slavery in the British and French Caribbean refers to slavery in the parts of the Caribbean dominated by France or the British Empire. History In the Caribbean, England colonised the islands of St. Kitts and Barbados in 1623 and 1627 respectively, and later, Jamaica in 1655. In these islands and England's other Caribbean colonies, white colonists would gradually introduce a system of slave-based labor to underpin a new economy based on cash crop production. French institution of slavery In the mid-16th century, enslaved people were trafficked from Africa to the Caribbean by European mercantilists. Originally, white European indentured servants worked alongside enslaved African people in the "New World" (the Americas). At this time, there were not widespread theories of race or racism that would cause different treatment for white indentured servants and enslaved African people. Francois Bernier, who is considered to have presented the first modern concept of race, publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
