Jean-Daniel Dumas
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Jean-Daniel Dumas was a French officer in the Seven Years War. During a battle, the French and Indians
launched an attack on General Braddock
's column at the Battle of the Monongahela
. Dumas and Charles Michel de Langlade
took command when their commanding officer, Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu
, was shot dead in the opening moments of the battle.
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
launched an attack on General Braddock
Edward Braddock
General Edward Braddock was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for the 13 colonies during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War...
's column at the Battle of the Monongahela
Battle of the Monongahela
The Battle of the Monongahela, also known as the Battle of the Wilderness, took place on 9 July 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, at Braddock's Field in what is now Braddock, Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh...
. Dumas and Charles Michel de Langlade
Charles Michel de Langlade
Charles Michel de Langlade was a Great Lakes fur trader of French Canadian and Ottawa heritage. His father was Augustin Langlade; his mother, Domitilde, was a sister of Ottawa war chief Nissowaquet...
took command when their commanding officer, Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu
Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu
Daniel Hyacinthe Liénard de Beaujeu was a French officer during the Seven Years War. He participated in the Battle of Grand Pre . He also organized the force that attacked General Edward Braddock's army after it forded the Monongahela River. The event was later dubbed the Battle of the Monongahela...
, was shot dead in the opening moments of the battle.