Battle of the Plains of Abraham
He was born at Fort Frontenac (later Kingston), the son of Pierre Boucher de Boucherville, in 1735. He joined the colonial army of New France and served during the Seven Years' War. He was captured during reconnaissance near Fort Duquesne but later freed. He was wounded at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, captured by the British and later sent to France as part of a prisoner exchange.