Vergor Duchambon De
In command of Fort Beausejour, 1745. A
confederate of the intendant Bigot; used his opportunities to plunder
both the people and the government. Betrayed by Thomas Pichon and
compelled to surrender the fort to Monckton. Returned to Quebec and
censured for his actions. In command at Le Foulon, near Quebec, at the
siege by Wolfe, 1759; surprised, and his command cut to pieces. =Index=:
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Placed by Bougainville in charge of Le Foulon, 178, 184; previously
censured for giving up Fort Beausejour, 178; roused from sleep by
Wolfe's soldiers, 181; wounded, 181. =Bib.=: Parkman, Montcalm and
Wolfe; Murdoch, History of Nova Scotia; Selections from the Public
Documents of Nova Scotia, ed. by Akins; Doughty, Siege of Quebec.
See also Siege of Quebec, 1759.