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French Commandants of Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit

1701 - 1710 First Official Commandant Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
1705 Acting Commandant Pierre Alphonse de Tonty (temporary/unofficial in Cadillac's absence)
1705 Acting Commandant Francois de la Forest (temporary/official in Cadillac's absence)
1706 Acting Commandant Etienne Venyard, Sieur de Bourgmont (temporary/unofficial in Cadillac's absence)
1710 - 1712 Acting Commandant Charles Regnault, Sieur du Buisson (Filled the position on Forest's behalf)
1712 - 1714 Second Official Commandant Francois de la Forest
1714 Interim Commandant Charles Regnault, Sieur du Buisson (temporary until the arrival of Sabrevois who was actually appointed to the post in 1712)
1714 Third Official Commandant Jacques Charles Sabrevois, Sieur de Bleury (didn't arrive at Fort Ponchartrain until 1714)
1717 - 1727 Fourth Official Commandant Pierre Alphonse de Tonty
1721/22 (winter) Acting Commandant Francois Marie Picote de Belestre (temporary/inofficial in de Tonty's absence)
1728 - 1729 Fifth Official Commandant Jean Baptist de St. Ours, Sieur Deschaillons
1730 - 1733 Sixth Official Commandant Louis Henry Deschamps, Sieur de Boishebert
1733 - 1736 Seventh Official Commandant Ives Jacques Hugues Pean, Sieur de Livandiere
1736 - 1739 Unofficial Commandant Nicolas Joseph des Noyelles
1739 - 1742 Eighth Official Commandant Pierre Jacques Payan de Noyan, Sieur de Charvis
1742 - 1744 Ninth Official Commandant Pierre Joseph Celoron
1744 (appointed in 43) - 1748 Tenth Official Commandant Paul Joseph le Moine, Chevalier de Longeuil
1750 - 1754(?) Eleventh Official Commandant (2nd term) Pierre Joseph Celoron
1754(?) - 1758 Twelfth Official Commandant Jacques Pierre Daneau, Sieur de Muy
1758 Acting Commandant Jean Baptiste Henry Beranger
1758 - 1760 Thirteenth Commandant Francois Marie Picote, Sieur de Belestre (II)
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