Augustin de Boschenry de Drucour or de DrucourtThis latter spelling is the preferred one in French. His birthplace, Drucourt, has been spelled with a final t since the 12th century. (signed Chevalier de Drucour,

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March 27, 1703—August 28, 1762) was a

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military officer, who led the French defence in the Siege of Louisbourg. He was a son of Jean-Louis de Boschenry, Baron de Drucourt and Marie-Louise Godard. Drucour joined the French Navy in 1719 as a

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in Toulon. In October 1746, while aboard the ''Mars'', a French naval vessel which was returning to France as part of the failed Duc d'Anville Expedition, he was taken prisoner by the British, and imprisoned for a year before returning to France. He became a ship captain in 1751. In 1754, he was appointed Governor of

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. During his career he made 16 major voyages to such places as Copenhagen,

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, Martinique and

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Letter of Governor Drucour to a friend written at Andover, October 1758
French Navy officers 1703 births 1762 deaths French people of the French and Indian War {{France-mil-bio-stub