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commands the Swifs troop of the regiment of 

 Halwill^ belonging to'the fervice of the marines •, 

 he had then the command of a detachment of 

 grenadiers of the regiment of Karrer^ in M. de 

 Bienville's army againfl the Chickfaw^, 



In order to abridge the account of this affair, 

 I fliall only fay, that this officer, joining fidelity 

 and bravery natural to his nation, to the impe- 

 tuofity of youth, received ^vq {hot in his body 

 during the attack. As he remained on the field 

 of battle after the retreat, he was juft going to 

 become the objedl of the enemy's vengeance and 

 fury, if feveral foldiers of his troop had not ge- 

 neroufly expofed their lives to fave his, not- 

 withftanding the balls and arrows which were 

 fent at them from the fort of the ChickfawSy 

 killed five of them one after another. 



However, one, without fearing the danger, 

 returned to the field, and happily arrived in his 

 troop carrying his officer on his ffioulders. The 

 chief furgeon of the army tried all he knew to 

 cure him, and the general, who values military 

 merit, did not fail to give in an account of the 

 officer's behaviour at court j and M. de Maure- 

 paSy in confideration of the wounds M. de Gron- 

 del had received, granted him an extraordinary 



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