Jean-Baptiste Ternant
Jean Baptiste Ternant (December 12, 1751 Damvilliers- April 1816 Couches) was a French soldier, diplomat, and was French ambassador to the United States from 1791 to 1793.
He was a lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Engineers. Beginning in 1778 at Valley Forge, he served as a subinspector in the Continental Army.[1][2]
After the abolition of the monarchy, he was dismissed by the ruling Girondins from his post and was succeeded by Edmond-Charles Genet.
The Independence National Historical Park has an oil portrait, painted by Charles Wilson Peale in 1781.[3]
References
- ^ John Clement Fitzpatrick, ed (1778). The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799. 11. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.. http://books.google.com/books?id=D_k7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=Jean+Baptiste+Ternant&source=bl&ots=AbjoaYIKfs&sig=dlACu-fWCkhtxW4jw9FnQCRKxHo&hl=en&ei=e-74TcLOB5O5tgff0v23Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Jean%20Baptiste%20Ternant&f=false.
- ^ "Jean Baptiste Ternant, Inspector General and Advisor to the Commanding Generals of the Southern Forces 1778-1782", Douglas N. Adams, The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 86, No. 3 (July, 1985), pp. 221-240
- ^ "Jean-Baptiste Ternant, Chevalier de (1751-1816), (painting)". SIRIS
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