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Paul Marin de la Malgue (bap. 19 March 1692 – 29 October 1753) was the eldest son of Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue
Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue

Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue, , was an officer in the colonial regular troops. The first record of his activity is in 1682 when he set out from Fort Frontenac to investigate the death of a prominent member of the Seneca tribe....
 and Catherine Niquet. He was born in Montreal and, as many of the prominent historical figures of his time, had a military career in the colonial regular troops. He was commissioned an ensign in May 1722, and in the same year he was given command of a post near Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located mostly in Ashland County, Wisconsin but extending into Bayfield County, Wisconsin as well....
.

His career was a military one with a significant amount of time spent south of New France
New France

The Viceroyalty of New France was the area French colonization of the Americas by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to Spain and Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763....
 in what is now part of the United States.






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Paul Marin de la Malgue (bap. 19 March 1692 – 29 October 1753) was the eldest son of Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue
Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue

Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue, , was an officer in the colonial regular troops. The first record of his activity is in 1682 when he set out from Fort Frontenac to investigate the death of a prominent member of the Seneca tribe....
 and Catherine Niquet. He was born in Montreal and, as many of the prominent historical figures of his time, had a military career in the colonial regular troops. He was commissioned an ensign in May 1722, and in the same year he was given command of a post near Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located mostly in Ashland County, Wisconsin but extending into Bayfield County, Wisconsin as well....
.

His career was a military one with a significant amount of time spent south of New France
New France

The Viceroyalty of New France was the area French colonization of the Americas by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to Spain and Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763....
 in what is now part of the United States. His activities, which included the construction of Fort Le Boeuf
Fort Le Boeuf

Fort Le Boeuf was a fort established by the French colonization of the Americas in 1753 on a fork of French Creek , near present-day Waterford, Pennsylvania, in northwest Pennsylvania....
 are significant in the attempts of the French to secure a sustainable foothold in the Ohio region. His military successes earned him the cross of Saint Louis
Order of Saint Louis

The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis was a military Order founded on April 5, 1693 by Louis XIV of France and named after Louis IX of France ....
 but he died before learning of this honor.

In 1730, he lead the battle at the Siege of Little Butte des Mortes
Siege of Little Butte des Mortes

The Siege of Little Butte des Morte was a battle fought during the Fox Wars, in Wisconsin, and Michigan. The battle was fought at Little Lake Butte des Morts, in what is now Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in 1716....
, in what is now Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Winnebago County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 156,763. Its county seat is Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Winnebago County is included in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Neenah, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.