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Pierre Joseph de Céloron de Blainville

Pierre Joseph de Céloron de Blainville , 1693-1759, French Canadian soldier, b. Montreal. He was commandant at Michilimackinac (1734-42), Detroit (1742-43, 1750-53), Niagara (1744-46), and Crown Point (1746-47). In 1739-40 he led a detachment south to what is now Tennessee to cooperate with the Sieur de Bienville in a campaign against the Chickasaw and was decorated for his conduct. His most famous service was as leader of the expedition sent by the governor of New France in 1749 to take official possession of the Ohio valley and warn English traders to leave.

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Céloron de Blainville, Pierre-Joseph (1693–1759) French army officer and explorer, born in Montreal, Canada. A captain in the French colonial regulars, he commanded various forts throughout the Great Lakes region. His Ohio expedition and report of 1749 paved the way for the French occupation of the upper Ohio in 1753, which precipitated the French and Indian War (1754–63).

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