Jean Baptiste Plauché

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name=Jean Baptiste Plauché


caption= Jean Baptiste Plauché, 1836
born=1785
died=1860
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rank=Brigadier General
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battles=Battle of New Orleans
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laterwork=Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Jean Baptiste Plauché was a Louisiana soldier and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, from 1850 - 1853.cite book | last = Fortier | first = Alcée | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = A history of Louisiana | publisher = Goupil & co. of Paris, Manzi, Joyant & co., successors, | date = 1904 | location = Paris | pages = p. 250 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=m3QOAAAAIAAJ| doi = | id = | isbn = ] In the Battle of New Orleans, Major Plauché headed the New Orleans uniformed militia companies.

Camp Plauché, a troop staging area outside New Orleans, Louisiana during World War II, was named in his honor. [ cite web|url=http://www.usskidd.com/heritage-bases.html |title=Louisiana's Military Heritage: Forts, Camps, and Bases |accessdate=2008-08-15 |publisher=Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission ]

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* [http://plauche.bingen.org/jean-baptiste.html Le Général Jean Baptiste Plauché]