Philippe Liébert

Philippe Liébert (August 9, 1733 – September 23, 1804) was a French Canadian soldier who fought on the U.S. side of the American Revolutionary War, serving in Moses Hazen's 2nd Canadian Regiment of the Continental Army.

Philippe Liébert
Congress Own Regiment
Born	August 9, 1733 Nemours, Île-de-France
Died	September 23, 1804 Montréal, Canada
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	Continental Army: 1775–1783
Rank	Captain; Major for pension
Unit	Congress Own Regiment
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War: Battle of Quebec American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec (1775) Battle of Saint-Pierre Battle of Yorktown

Philippe Liébert was born in Nemours, France, in the old-regime province of Île-de-France. He was a soldier of Montcalm in the Berry regiment.

He served with Clément Gosselin in Quebec for 23 years, from 1754 until 1777.[1][2]

Before and after the war, he was a talented sculptor in Quebec, known in particular for the decoration of the Church of La Visitation-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie, the oldest extant church in Montreal. A road is named after him in the eastern part of Montreal.[3][4]

References

1. Military History of Philippe Liebert Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. Browne, G.P. (1983). "Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
3. "Arts and catholic religion". Images from the turn of the century 1760-1840. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
4. "Sculpture". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. 4 March 2015 [18 February 2009].

• Cauchon, Michel (1983). "Liébert, Philippe". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

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