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Unlocated
Accession Date:
February 17, 1795
Primary Source Reference:
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia), 17 Feb 1795
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Louis de Tousard (1749-1817) was a French artillerist who served in the American Continental Army under Lafayette. After being briefly imprisoned during the French Revolution in 1793, he returned to the U.S. in 1795 and received a commission as a major in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Tousard wrote two very influential books: one was a proposal for a school for officers that became the blueprint for West Point, and the other was a manual for artillery officers that became standard in the young army.
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