Jean Baptiste Plauché
Jean Baptiste Plauché | |
|---|---|
 General Jean Baptiste Plauche in military uniform. Plauche was the Brigadier General of the Louisiana Legion and commandant of the Batallion d'Orleans at the Battle of New Orleans. | |
| 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office 1850–1853 | |
| Governor | Joseph Marshall Walker |
| Preceded by | Trasimond Landry |
| Succeeded by | William Wood Farmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1785 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | 2 January 1860 (aged 74) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Battalion of Orleans |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | Battle of New Orleans |
Jean Baptiste Plauché (28 January 1785 – 2 January 1860) was a Louisiana soldier and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, from 1850 to 1853 serving under Governor Joseph M. Walker.[1][2]
Early life[]
Jean Baptiste Plauché was born in New Orleans in 1785. His father had immigrated to Louisiana from Marseille, France, when he was 25 and established himself in New Orleans, where he earned a reputation as an "honest and industrious man." His mother was a New Orleans native who was educated at the Ursuline Academy. Jean learned many of the gentlemanly costumes of his day from his mother.[3]
Biography[]
In the Battle of New Orleans, Major Plauché headed the Bataillon d'Orleans militia. He had formed the battalion from five uniformed companies and with the assistance of Senator Edward Livingston. At the time (December 1814 – January 1815), he was just twenty-nine years old. Colonel Andrew Jackson was so impressed with the performance of the Bataillon d'Orleans and Major Plauché that he praised them in a letter before he left the city. After Jacksons retirement from public life, he and Plauche kept up a friendly correspondence. Plauché later rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Legion of Louisiana.[3]
Jean He was married to Mathilde St. Amand (22 October 1791 – 26 October 1840), by whom he had seven children.
Tributes[]
Camp Plauché, a troop staging area near Harahan, Louisiana, during World War II, was named in his honor.[4]
References[]
- ^ Morazan, Ronald R. (1979) Biographical Sketches of the Veterans of the Battalion of Orleans, 1814–1815, Legacy Publishing Company. ISBN 0918784514
- ^ Fortier, Alcée (1904). A history of Louisiana. Paris: Goupil & co. of Paris, Manzi, Joyant & co., successors. pp. 250.
- ^ a b "Jean Baptiste Plauche Biography". New Orleans Weekly Delta. 9 July 1849. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Louisiana's Military Heritage: Forts, Camps, and Bases". Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
External links[]
- United States Army generals
- Politicians from New Orleans
- 1785 births
- 1860 deaths