Jean-Daniel Dumas

Jean-Daniel Dumas
Born	(1721-02-24)24 February 1721 Montauban, France
Died	2 August 1794(1794-08-02) (aged 73) Albias, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Service / branch	French Army French Marines
Years of service	1739-1750, 1768-1780 1750-1768
Rank	Colonel (Marines) 1761 Maréchal de camp (Army) 1780
Commands	Town major of Quebec, 1757 Adjutant of Canadian Militia, 1757 Adjutant-general of French Marines in Canada, 1759 Commanding a brigade, 1759-1760 Commandant of Isle de France and Ile Bourbon, 1766-1768
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War Battle of the Monongahela Siege of Fort William Henry Battle of the Plains of Abraham Battle of Sainte-Foy Montreal Campaign
Awards	Knight of the Order of St. Louis
Relations	Unmarried
Other work	[1]

Jean-Daniel Dumas (24 February 1721 – 2 August 1794) was a French officer in the Seven Years' War. The French and Indians launched an attack on General Edward Braddock's column at the Battle of the Monongahela. Dumas and Charles Michel de Langlade took charge when their commanding officer, Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu, was shot dead in the opening moments of the battle.