Charles de salaberry biography of alberta

French-Canadian military officer (1778–1829)

Lieutenant Colonel Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry, CB (19 November 1778 – 27 February 1829) was a Canadian military officer and statesman of the seigneurial class who served in various campaigns for the British Army.

He won distinction for repelling the American advance on Montreal during the War of 1812.

Early years

Born at the manor house of Beauport (east of Quebec City) in Lower Canada on 19 November 1778 the son of Ignace-Michel-Louis-Antoine d'Irumberry de Salaberry.

Charles was one of four sons in a family with a long tradition of military service.

Charles de salaberry biography of alberta canada

Generations of the family had served as officers of the Royal Army in France, and then in the New World. When the British acquired Canada in 1763, the family continued its military traditions in British service. Charles-Michel's father, Ignace de Salaberry, was Seigneur de Chambly et de Beaulac, and was also a British Army officer who had fought i