Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville | |
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| Born | 26 October 1668 Trois-Rivières, New France |
| Died | 30 June 1722 (aged 53) Fort Dauphin, Île-Royale (New France) |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Years of service | 1676–1722 |
| Rank | Ensign 1694 Brevet Lieutenant 1696 Lieutenant 1706 Captain 1712 Commandant of Fort Dauphin 1719 |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of Saint Louis |
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville (26 October 1668 – 30 June 1722) was a colonial military officer of New France in the French Marines in Canada. He is best known in North America for leading the raid on Deerfield, in western Province of Massachusetts Bay, against English settlers on 29 February 1704 during Queen Anne's War.
A dedicated soldier, he was widely reviled by the settlers of New England for his tactics of raiding poorly defended frontier settlements. During the years of this war, he also participated in military operations against the English in Newfoundland. He played a role in the early settlement of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island), after that war.