Louis de Tousard

Louis de Tousard
portrait by Edward Greene Malbone
Born12 March 1749 Edit this on Wikidata
Paris Edit this on Wikidata
Died10 April 1817 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 68)
Paris Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationMilitary personnel, diplomat, engineer Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
Position heldConsul General of France in New Orleans Edit this on Wikidata

Louis de Tousard (1749–1817) was a French artillerist who served in the American Continental Army under La Fayette, and later was given a US commission. 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.[1]

  1. ^ Kinard 2007, pp. 154–155.