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Henry Knox
Du Courdray was the solider who tried most actively to claim Henry Knox’s position for himself. Though du Courdray was almost successful, in part because he exaggerated his connections to King Louis XIV, he failed in his quest to take power. Still, the Continental Congress’s desire to cater to du Courdray shows how important French approval was to the new United States.
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Phillipe du Courdray Character Timeline in Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
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One particularly egregious case of this was when Phillipe Du Courdray , a high-status Frenchman, tried to unseat the American Henry Knox. Knox was a Boston...
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Still, Congress was hesitant about annoying the French but ignoring Du Courdray (who claimed that he was much closer to Louis XVI than he actually was). Eventually,...
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