Joseph Dupont Duvivier (12 November 1707 – 24 November 1760) was an

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n-born military leader of the French.

Life

Joseph Dupont Duvivier was born in

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, the second of the three surviving sons of François du Pont Duvivier and Marie Mius d'Entremont de Pobomcoup. His elder brother was François Dupont Duvivier. Like his brothers, he entered the military service at Île Royale, but didn't take part in their business endeavours. He fought in

King George's War King George's War (1744–1748) is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It took place primarily in ...

and distinguished himself at the first Battle at Port-la-Joye (1745). During the

French and Indian War The French and Indian War, 1754 to 1763, was a colonial conflict in North America between Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of France, France, along with their respective Native Americans in the United States, Native American ...

he was present at the

Siege of Louisbourg (1758) The siege of Louisbourg was a pivotal operation of the French and Indian War in 1758 that ended French colonial dominance in Atlantic Canada and led to the subsequent British campaign to capture Quebec in 1759 and the remainder of New France ...

and sent back to France after the capitulation. There, he and his brother Michel were awarded the cross of Saint-Louis in 1760. Later that year he became captain of one of the four companies sent to Canada under the command of François-Gabriel D'Angeac to aid the commander of the French fleet, François Chenard de La Giraudais. But this expedition was intercepted by the British navy on 3 July and defeated in the Battle of Restigouche. Joseph fought bravely until D’Angeac surrendered on 8 July. On the return voyage to France, he died of smallpox on 24 November 1760.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duvivier, Joseph Du pont 1707 births 1760 deaths People of New France French military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession French people of the French and Indian War Knights of the Order of Saint Louis Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia people