Joseph Dupont Duvivier (12 November 1707 – 24 November 1760) was an

Acadia Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the The Maritimes, Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17t ...

n-born military leader of the French.

Life

Joseph Dupont Duvivier was born in Port Royal,

, the second of the three surviving sons of

François du Pont Duvivier François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

and Marie Mius d'Entremont de Pobomcoup. His elder brother was

François Dupont Duvivier Captain François Dupont Duvivier (; 25 April 1705 – 28 May 1776) was an Acadian-born merchant and officer of the French colonial troupes de la marine. He was the wealthiest offer on Ile Royale and led the Raid on Canso and Siege of Annapoli ...

. Like his brothers, he entered the military service at Île Royale, but didn't take part in their business endeavours. He fought in King George's War and distinguished himself at the first Battle at Port-la-Joye (1745). During the

French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the ...

he was present at the

Siege of Louisbourg (1758) The siege of Louisbourg was a pivotal operation of the Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War) in 1758 that ended the French colonial era in Atlantic Canada and led to the subsequent British campaign to cap ...

and sent back to France after the capitulation. There, he and his brother Michel were awarded the cross of Saint-Louis in 1760. Later that year he became captain of one of the four companies sent to Canada under the command of François-Gabriel D'Angeac. But this expedition was intercepted by the British navy on 3 July and defeated in the Battle of Restigouche. Joseph fought bravely until d’Angeac surrendered on 8 July. On the return voyage to France, he died of smallpox on 24 November 1760.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duvivier, Joseph Du pont 1707 births 1760 deaths People of New France French military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession French people of the French and Indian War Knights of the Order of Saint Louis Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia people