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Jacques-Charles Renaud Dubuisson (1666–1739) was born in France and came to Canada in 1685. Renaud was a career soldier and, aside from a dueling incident, was consistently praised for his military and administrative work. His most important military work was among the
Miami Indians The Miami (Miami-Illinois: ''Myaamiaki'') are a Native American nation originally speaking one of the Algonquian languages. Among the peoples known as the Great Lakes tribes, they occupied territory that is now identified as North-central India ...
where he was responsible for assisting with the work of
Jean-Baptiste Bissot de Vinsenne Jean-Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes, (19 January 1668 – 1719) was a Canadian soldier, explorer, and friend to the Miami Nation. He spent a number of years at the end of his life as an agent of New France among the Miami. Vincennes w ...
in keeping the Miami from joining forces with the
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
. After Bissot's death in 1719, he established a number of garrison posts, one of which was commanded by
François-Marie Bissot de Vinsenne François-Marie is a French masculine given name, and may refer to: * Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais (1777-1809), French general * François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671-1745), French diplomat * François-Marie, comte de Broglie ( ...
. Dubuisson was he post commander at Detroit in 1712. He commanded a post at the Miamis near Toledo from 1723 to 1727. By 1729, he was appointed post commander at
Michilimackinac Michilimackinac ( ) is derived from an Ottawa Ojibwe name for present-day Mackinac Island and the region around the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.. Early settlers of North America applied the term to the entire regio ...
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* 1666 births 1739 deaths People of New France French emigrants to Canada {{Canada-mil-bio-stub