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Pierre D'Artaguiette
Pontotoc,
MS,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 14' 51.7704",
-88° 59' 53.4228"
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Mississippi State
Historical Marker |
Site where Chickasaws defeated French commander, May 20, 1736, six days before defeat of Bienville at Ackia. Along with fourteen other French captives, D'Artaguiette was burned at the stake.
Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00
| StoppingPoints.com Editorial on Pierre D'Artaguiette: | | Pierre D'Artaguiette or d'Artaguette (? - 1736), said to be a Canadian, was the younger brother of Diron d'Artaguette. As an officer in the French Army in 1730, Pierre was mentioned in dispatches for 'brilliant valor' during the Natchez war (Gayarre p. 441), after which Périer appointed him to rebuild Fort Rosalie (Wallace p. 288). In 1734 Bienville sent him to Fort de Chartres with the rank of Major to command the Illinois District of the Province of Louisiana. In 1736 d'Artaguiette led a force of French and Illini against the formidable Chickasaw during the Chickasaw Wars. His impetuous attack at Ogoula Tchetoka on 25 March 1736 was crushed. Some accounts say d'Artaguiette died on the battlefield; others state D'Artaguiette was captured with eighteen other Frenchmen, and burned alive in the Indian fashion. |
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Pierre D'Artaguiette Historical Marker Location Map, Pontotoc, Mississippi
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