Statue Of French Naval Officer Jean Vauquelin In Montreal, Canada Editorial Photo

Jean Vauquelin was a French naval officer. Vauquelin came to Canada as part of the naval force involved in the Seven Years' War. He arrived in 1758 in command of the frigate Atalante. Ensuing action involved Louisbourg and the naval battles with the British on St. Lawrence. The Statue of Jean Vauquelin by Eugène Bénet is a sculpture installed in Montreal's Vauquelin Square, in Quebec, Canada in 1930.