![]() ![]() On November 2, 1757, Montcalm wrote to Governor Vaudreuil in praise of Langy, Sieur Langis de Montegron has never ceased being used for the most interesting of scoutings, also the most laborious, and who has always distinguished himself. Vincent & Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands U.S. Jean-Baptiste Levreault de Langis de Montegron (Langy) was known as Montcalm’s favourite scout. ![]() Langy was commissioned in 1755 with the rank of ensign in the Colonial Marines. Americas Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Sint Maarten St. Jean-Baptiste De Langis, or ‘Langy’, as the British knew him, was the quintessential French partisan soldier and is regarded as one of the most famous names of the war, although it is unlikely that you will have heard of him. ![]()
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