Pierre d'Artaguiette or d'Artaguette (died 1736), said to be a Canadian, was the younger brother of Diron d'Artaguette. As an officer in the French Army in 1730, Pierre was mentioned in dispatches for "brilliant valor" during the

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(Gayarre 1851, p. 441), after which Perier appointed him to rebuild

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(Wallace 1893, p. 288). In 1734 Bienville sent him to

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with the rank of Major to command the Illinois District of the Province of Louisiana. In 1736 d'Artaguiette led a force of French and Illini against the formidable

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during the

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. His impetuous attack at Ogoula Tchetoka on 25 March 1736 was crushed. Some accounts say d'Artaguiette died on the battlefield; others state he was captured with 18 other Frenchmen and burned alive.

External links

Bienville's report of d'Artaguiette's attack on Ogoula TchetokaPierre d'Artaguiette Profile and Videos
- Chickasaw.TV

References

* * 1736 deaths People of New France Year of birth missing 18th-century Canadian people {{Canada-mil-bio-stub