Mottin de La Balme, Augustin, 1733-1780
Variant namesCol. De la Balme was a French soldier who served in the Revolutionary War.
From the description of Augustin Mottin de La Balme papers, undated. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 422598693
Mottin de la Balme, a French cavalry officer of some distinction, volunteered in 1777 to come to America to serve in the Revolutionary War. He led a force westward from Detroit to participate in George Rogers Clark's campaign in the Northwest, and was killed near Miami by Indians led by Little Turtle.
From the description of Biography, 1935. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771857
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| referencedIn | Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791. Frederick Haldimand papers, 1778-1887 | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| creatorOf | Mottin de La Balme, Augustin, 1733-1780. Augustin Mottin de La Balme papers, undated. | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| creatorOf | Mottin de la Balme, Augustin, 1736-1780. Biography, 1935. | Indiana Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Burton, Clarence Monroe, 1853-1932. | person |
| associatedWith | Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791. | person |
| associatedWith | La Balme, Louis Mottin de. | person |
| associatedWith | Strohm, Adam. | person |
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Birth 1733-08-28
Death 1780
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