Pierre Ayotte
Pierre Ayotte was a
French-Canadian soldier and fur trader who served with American revolutionary foreces during the American Revolutionary War. Ayotte, who was an inhabitant of Kamouraska,[1] was just as devoted to the revolutionary cause as other Quebecois soldiers on the American side of the conflict such as Clément Gosselin, with whom he served in the 2nd Canadian Regiment.[2]
Both Ayotte and Gosselin were
Jeremiah Duggan's Canadian regiment. The Continental Congress subsequently transferred command of the regiment to Moses Hazen.[1] Ayotte helped to raise troops for the American cause[3] and fought at the Battle of Saint-Pierre.[1] He was captured near Quebec City in May 1776.[4]
Once the British surrendered to American forces at the
Battle of Yorktown the American Revolutionary war was mostly ended. In 1783, Congress granted Ayotte land in the Lake Champlain area in recognition of his service.[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1611684971. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
- ^ Dufour, Pierre; Goyer, Gérard (1983). "Gosselin, Clément". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Blais, Marie-Céline; Morin, Jacques (1979). "Blais, Michel". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IV (1771–1800) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ ISBN 978-1611684971. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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