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Letters from Louis Le Bègue Du Portail

B. 1743 · D. 1802

Louis Antoine Jean Le Bègue de Presle Duportail was a French military leader who served as a volunteer and the Chief Engineer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as the last Secretary of State for War and first Minister of War during the beginning of the French Revolution.

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Louis Le Bègue Du Portail to Alexander Hamilton, January 1, 1779

From Louis Le Bègue Du Portail
To Alexander Hamilton
January 1, 1779

Louis Le Bègue Du Portail expresses his readiness to serve in South Carolina but hesitates to request the assignment directly. He asks Alexander Hamilton to recommend to General Washington that he be sent to the southern theater. The letter reflects Du Portail’s desire to contribute without overstepping his position.

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