Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Phillippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson DuCoudray

Born: Reims, France, September 8, 1738

— Died: Philadelphia, September 11, 1777 —

Phillippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson DuCoudray Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023

1. Phillippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson DuCoudray Marker

Inscription.
He was educated for the French Army and showed great merit as an engineer. He was adjutant-general of artillery and was considered one of the best military experts in France when, in 1776, he volunteered to go to America to assist the colonists in their revolution against the British.

On August 11, 1777 he was made inspector-general with the rank of Major-general and assigned to command the military works along the Delaware River. He drowned while crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Congress gave him an official funeral and attended his requiem Mass on September 18, 1777 at St. Mary's Church. Congress also attended the requiem Mass for Don Juan de Miralles, an agent of the Spanish Government on May 8, 1780.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1780.

Location. 39° 56.75′ N, 75° 8.931′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. Marker can be reached from South 4th Street south of Locust Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Don Juan Bautista Bernabeu (here, next to this marker); Commodore John Barry (here, next

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to this marker); General Stephen Moylan (here, next to this marker); Thomas Fitzsimons (here, next to this marker); Mathew Carey, Publisher (here, next to this marker); Emanuel Holmes (here, next to this marker); Col. Charles Von Kusserow, (Oct. 3, 1832 - Feb. 3, 1879) (here, next to this marker); Michael Bouvier (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023

2. Phillippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson DuCoudray Marker

Adjacent dedication plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023

3. Adjacent dedication plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.