Philippe Liébert (August 9, 1733 – September 23, 1804) was a French Canadian soldier who fought on the U.S. side of the American Revolutionary War, serving in Moses Hazen's 2nd Canadian Regiment of the Continental Army.
Philippe Liébert | |
|---|---|
 Congress Own Regiment | |
| Born | August 9, 1733 Nemours, Île-de-France |
| Died | September 23, 1804 Montréal, Canada |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | Continental Army: 1775–1783 |
| Rank | Captain; Major for pension |
| Unit | Congress Own Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War: American Revolutionary War: |
Philippe Liébert was born in Nemours, France, in the old-regime province of Île-de-France. He was a soldier of Montcalm in the Berry regiment.
He served with Clément Gosselin in Quebec for 23 years, from 1754 until 1777.[1][2]
Before and after the war, he was a talented sculptor in Quebec, known in particular for the decoration of the Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie, the oldest extant church in Montreal. A road is named after him in the eastern part of Montreal.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ Military History of Philippe Liebert Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Browne, G.P. (1983). "Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ "Arts and catholic religion". Images from the turn of the century 1760-1840. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ "Sculpture". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. 4 March 2015 [18 February 2009].
- Cauchon, Michel (1983). "Liébert, Philippe". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.