Philippe Liébert

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Philippe Liébert
August 9, 1733 – September 23, 1804
Congress Own Regiment
Place of birth	Nemours, Île-de-France
Place of death	Montréal, Canada
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	Continental Army: 1775-1783
Rank	Capitain and then Major for pension
Unit	Congress Own Regiment
Battles/wars	Seven Years War Battle of Quebec American Revolutionary War Battle of Quebec (1775) Battle of Saint-Pierre Battle of Yorktown

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 was born in Nemours, France in the old regime province of Île-de-France. He was a soldier of Montcalm in the Berry regiment.

In 1777 he was in Quebec since 1754 for 23 years when he join Clément Gosselin.^{[1] [2]}

Before and after the war he was a very talented sculptor in Quebec. A road is named after him in the eastern part of Montreal.^[3][4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Military campaign of Philippe Liébert
2. ^ Philippe Liébert with Clément Gosselin
3. ^ A soldier and a talented sculptor
4. ^ Philippe Liébert also a famous sculptor

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online