Joseph Coulon de Jumonville

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Joseph Coulon de Jumonville was a French military officer whose controversial death in 1754 during a skirmish with George Washington’s forces helped ignite the French and Indian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French colonial officer ⓘ
French military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of France ⓘ
associatedWithLocation New France ⓘ
Ohio Country ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wound ⓘ
conflict French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1754 ⓘ
deathDescribedAs controversial ⓘ
spark for wider Anglo-French conflict in North America ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
hasLegacy Jumonville Glen named after him ⓘ
used in French diplomatic protests to Britain ⓘ
hasRelative Louis Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
Nicolas-Antoine Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
historicalReputation figure in diplomatic controversy between France and Britain in North America ⓘ
knownFor being killed during an encounter with George Washington's forces ⓘ
death that helped spark the French and Indian War ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
militaryBranch French colonial troops ⓘ
militaryRank ensign ⓘ
notableAftermath retaliatory expedition led by Louis Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
surrender of Fort Necessity ⓘ
notableEvent Jumonville Glen skirmish ⓘ
linked to: Jumonville affair
notableFor early casualty in the North American theater of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
opponent George Washington ⓘ
Virginia colonial militia ⓘ
linked to: Virginia militia
participantIn Jumonville Glen affair ⓘ
linked to: Jumonville affair
partOf French military presence in the Ohio Valley ⓘ
placeOfDeath Jumonville Glen ⓘ
linked to: Jumonville affair

near present-day Uniontown, Pennsylvania ⓘ
role envoy ⓘ
scout ⓘ
sibling Louis Coulon de Villiers ⓘ
subjectOf British claims that he was a military officer on a reconnaissance mission ⓘ
French claims that he was killed while acting as a diplomatic envoy ⓘ

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Louis Coulon de Villiers → relative → Joseph Coulon de Jumonville ⓘ
Louis Coulon de Villiers → sibling → Joseph Coulon de Jumonville ⓘ
Jumonville affair → commandedBy → Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
Jumonville affair → involvedPerson → Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers → hasRelative → Joseph Coulon de Villiers de Jumonville ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Coulon de Jumonville