VAUDREUIL, PIERRE F. DE R.
\vˈɔːdrjuːˌɪl], \vˈɔːdrjuːˌɪl], \v_ˈɔː_d_r_j_uː_ˌɪ_l]\
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(1698-1765), Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, born in Canada, was made Governor of Three Rivers in 1733 and of Louisiana in 1742. He was appointed Governor of Canada in 1755. He was estranged from Montcalm, the commander of the Canadian troops, but did all in his power to avert the capture of Quebec. He capitulated for the surrender of Quebec in terms distasteful to the authorities, but an investigation exonerated him.
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(1704-1772), captured Fort Massachusetts and gained a victory on Lake St. Sacrament and took many prisoners. He organized the Canadian army that besieged the forts at Oswego and Ontario.
By John Franklin Jameson
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