Augustin de Boschenry de Drucour

Augustin de Boschenry de Drucour or de Drucourt^[1] (signed Chevalier de Drucour, baptized March 27, 1703—August 28, 1762) was a French military officer, who led the French defence in the Siege of Louisbourg.

Augustin de Boschenry de Drucour
Born	(1703-03-27)March 27, 1703 Drucourt, France
Died	August 28, 1762(1762-08-28) (aged 59) Le Havre, France
Allegiance	France
Service / branch	French Navy
Battles / wars	French and Indian War Siege of Louisbourg

Samuel Scott's depiction of action between the French ship Mars, en route back to Europe after the great storm, and HMS Nottingham, 11 October 1746

He was a son of Jean-Louis de Boschenry, Baron de Drucourt and Marie-Louise Godard. Drucour joined the French Navy in 1719 as a midshipman in Toulon.

In October 1746, while aboard the Mars, a French naval vessel which was returning to France as part of the failed Duc d'Anville Expedition, he was taken prisoner by the British, and imprisoned for a year before returning to France.

He became a ship captain in 1751. In 1754, he was appointed Governor of Île Royale. During his career he made 16 major voyages to such places as Copenhagen, Stockholm, Martinique and Saint-Domingue.

References

1. This latter spelling is the preferred one in French. His birthplace, Drucourt, has been spelled with a final t since the 12th century.

• Fortier, John (1974). "Boschenry de Drucour, Augustin de". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

External links

• Letter of Governor Drucour to a friend written at Andover, October 1758

Political offices
Preceded by Jean-Louis de Raymond	Governor of Île-Royale 1754-1758	Surrendered to British Governor of Nova Scotia Charles Lawrence