Marquis Calmes

Calmes
Marquis Calmes, 1806. Portrait by Jacob Frymire
Born	26 February 1755 Shenandoah, Virginia, United States of America
Died	27 February 1834(1834-02-27) (aged 79) Versailles, Kentucky, United States of America
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	American Continental Army
Years of service	1776-1779 American Revolution 1812-1813 War of 1812
Rank	Captain Brigadier General
Unit	2nd Virginia Regiment 1st Division Kentucky Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth War of 1812 Battle of Thames
Relations	Wife: Priscilla Hale (1759–unknown)
Other work	Politician General Assembly of Kentucky
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Marquis Calmes IV was born 26 February 1755^[1] in Shenandoah, Virginia. His father was the Marquis de La Cal met (Anglicized to Calmes), a Huguenot nobleman. Calmes' mother was Lucy Neville.

As a young man, Calmes was sent abroad to be educated. When the American Revolution started, he returned to Virginia. He raised and equipped a company at his own expense, and joined the 2nd Virginia Regiment as a lieutenant.

At the Battle of Brandywine, Colonel Thomas Marshall, the commander of the Second Regiment, was seriously injured. Calmes replaced Marshall at the battle. Calmes was then promoted to Captain.

Calmes served in the Second Regiment until the conclusion of his term of service in 1779. He left Virginia and made his way to Kentucky, where he settled near Colonel Marshall in Woodford County, Kentucky. Calmes was one of the founders of Versailles, Kentucky. He married Priscilla Hale.

In 1795, he served in the Kentucky State Legislature.

During the War of 1812, Calmes was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a brigade of Kentucky riflemen. He served under William Henry Harrison.

Following the War of 1812, Calmes returned again to his estate near Versailles. He died on February 27, 1834.^[2][3]

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