Talk:Clément Gosselin

To student7,

I totally agree that we cannot put every soldier in the encyclopedia But I would argue strongly to keep this one How many of the 15 000 revolutionary soldiers sent report on the situation in quebec to Georges Washington and to the Congress ?

He represent 747 people in Quebec who fought on the american side 2 years Before the French enter the war, two years before the French entered the War almost 800 people in Quebec were allready in the war

Who can argue that being a regiment of quebeckers was not different ?

I will put only the following :

1st Canadian Regiment 2nd Canadian Regiment Moses Hazen James Livingston Clément Gosselin Louis-Philippe de Vaudreuil

Clément is not an ordinary soldier, he was a spy for Georges Washington He wrote a report on the situation of Canada for the american congress in october 1778 and he is a founding member of the Cincinati Order with Steuben and Saint-Clair No other soldier of Quebec was there at Newburg for this

Moses Hazen was not an ordinary military Brigade, it was the Canadian with the american Georges Washington was very much aware of the situation in Quebec He will try 4 times to go there during the war. (1775,1778,1780,1783) Clément Gosselin was also instrumental in recruiting for this regiment The move into Quebec forced thousand of Hessian troop to be stationned into quebec town Removing them from the conflict

Carleton and Haldimand will not dare to leave quebec after the scare of 1775-76 Nothing would have happen without Clément Gosselin and his recrutment effort

And they were right in the worst battle with Washington at Brandywine, Germantown, Saratoga, Yorktown

I wikipedia remove this article People will never even know that many people in Quebec were fighting with the american in 1775

As for notability, please notice that Canadian CBC did a program on him (see the reference) And that he is the only soldier mentionned in Canada, a people history of the CBC If even Canadian Television find him notable, I think wikipedia should too

Many Books were made about him and a biography

How many other soldier can claim this much Fame ?

This soldier also knew Montcalm since he was living in Québec city in 1759