François-Louis-Frédéric Haldimand (1718 - 1791)

Born 11 Aug 1718 in Yverdon, Switzerland

Ancestors

Died 5 Jun 1791 at age 72 in Yverdon, Switzerland

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Biography

Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Haldimand (1718-1791), was a Swiss mercenary born on 11 August 1718 at Yverdon, (Switzerland). He was the second of four sons of François-Louis Haldimand, the receiver for the town,and Marie-Madeleine de Treytorren. He was himself baptized François-Louis-Frédéric. ^[1]

He entered the British Army in 1756 and served with considerable distinction through the period of upheaval in North America that included the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution.^[2]

Haldimand arrived at New York in June 1756 with a lieutenant-colonel's commission in the Royal American Regiment. In 1758, he joined Major-General James Abercromby's expedition against Canada, which failed at the cost of great bloodshed at Ticonderoga. In the following year, Haldimand conducted a distinguished defence of Oswego, and joined Major-General Jeffery Amherst's expedition against Montreal in 1760. After serving at Trois-Rivières as commander, and as acting governor, he was transferred to Florida. ^[3]

Recalled to England in 1775, he returned to Canada in 1778 and as governor and commander-in-chief. In 1784, he left for England on leave of absence, but retired in 1786 without returning to his post. He died, unmarried, at Yverdon, Switzerland, on 5 June 1791.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Collection of letters written between 1775-1783 among Loyalist military officers. Most correspondence involves Sir John Johnson and Sir Frederick Haldimand, but also included are Sir Guy Carleton, Brig. Gen. Allan Maclean, Gen. Thomas Gage, and others. Useful for understanding some of their financial negotiations, logistical questions, and military strategy.

Sources

1. ↑ Sir Frederick Haldimand, biographical history, Queens University Archives. (http://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/index.php/frederick-haldimand-fonds)
2. ↑ Sir Frederick Haldimand, biographical history, Queens University Archives. (http://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/index.php/frederick-haldimand-fonds)
3. ↑ Sir Frederick Haldimand, biographical history, Queens University Archives. (http://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/index.php/frederick-haldimand-fonds)
4. ↑ Sir Frederick Haldimand, biographical history, Queens University Archives. (http://db-archives.library.queensu.ca/index.php/frederick-haldimand-fonds)
5. ↑ Stuart R. J. Sutherland, Pierre Tousignant, and Madeleine Dionne-Tousignant, “HALDIMAND, Sir FREDERICK,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed January 1, 2019, online.
6. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia

See Also: Mentioned in the biography of Robert Mathews Mathews-6526 in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mathews_robert_5E.html