Speakers Bureau: Col. Samuel Lawrence Russell
Coulon de Villiers: An Elite Military Family of New France by Amédée E. Gosselin, et al., translated, compiled, and edited with a preface, commentary, and notes by Samuel L. Russell. Russell Martial Research, June 2018. ISBN: 978-1546388463, available via CreateSpace, Amazon, and other online retailers for $17.99 or at special rates in bulk direct from the publisher by emailing: info@RussellMartialResearch.com.
Lord of Verchères, Destroyer of the Renards, Victor at Les Mines, Vanquisher of Colonel Noble, Major of Three Rivers, Capturer of Fort Granville, Survivor of Iroquois and British Captivity, Alcalde Ordinario of New Orleans, Knight of Saint-Louis, and, most famously, Avenger of Jumonville, Victor at Fort Necessity, and Vanquisher of George Washington. These are among the formal and informal titles bestowed by peers and historians upon the officers Coulon de Villiers comprising a father and his six sons. All were killed, wounded, or died of disease in the service of their King. Yet despite their renown, or perhaps because of it, the accomplishments of these seven men have been overlooked, ignored, misunderstood, or misconstrued by historians spanning more than two and a half centuries. Amédée E. Gosselin, Pierre-Georges Roy, and Aegidius Fauteux exhaustively mined the Canadian archives to distinguish father from sons and brother from brother. Their collective work is essential to understanding this fascinating and historically significant family. Col. Sam Russell presents for the first time an English translation of their compiled works. He diligently corrects and compliments with appendices, notes, and an expansive bibliography. This work is fundamental to historians and scholars documenting the French and Indian War.
About the Author: Coulon de Villiers was meticulously translated, compiled, and edited by Samuel L. Russell, a retired Army Colonel with over 29 years of active service. Col. Russell graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He holds a Masters of Military Art and Science in history from the Army’s Command and General Staff College and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. He has deployed in support of Operations Uphold Democracy (Cuba), Enduring Freedom (Qatar, Pakistan, and Kuwait), Iraqi Freedom (Iraq), and Inherent Resolve (Kuwait). He is currently assigned to the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute at Carlisle Barracks, PA, and is the author of Sting of the Bee: A Day-by-Day Account of Wounded Knee and the Sioux Outbreak 0f 1890—1891 as Recorded in the Omaha Bee.