Saint Véran: Feast Day October 19

Biography

Lieutenant-General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French Royal Army officer best known for his unsuccessful defence of New France during the French and Indian War. Born in Vestric-et-Candiac near Nîmes to an aristocratic family, Montcalm joined the French army at a young age and served in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession, where he was promoted to brigadier general. In 1756, King Louis XV sent him to New France to lead its defence against the British in the Seven Years' War. Montcalm's service resulted in notable successes in 1756, 1757, and 1758, but British mobilization led to military setbacks in 1758 and 1759.

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