Claude-Pierre Pecaudy

Claude-Pierre Pécaudy de Contrecœur
Character information
Status	Deceased (historically) Alive (as of Fort Duquesne)
Date of birth	December 28, 1705
Date of death	December 13, 1775
Age	70 (at death)
Gender	Male
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Officer
Affiliation	French
Game information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
First appearance	Fort Duquesne

Claude-Pierre Pécaudy de Contrecœur (1705 — 1775) was the commander of the French forces during the Battle of Fort Duquesne, which is featured as a Historical Battle in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.

Biography

“	Claude-Pierre Pecaudy de Contrecoeur was born in 1705 in Contrecoeur, Quebec. Over the next several decades, he ascended to the rank of captain in the French military before being appointed to lead an expedition into the Ohio River valley in 1753. In 1754, he seized a British fort near modern-day Pittsburgh, renaming it Fort Duquesne after Marquis Duquesne, the Governor-General of New France. He would hold the fort against the British until his retirement from military service in 1756, receiving accolades from his peers and superiors for his shrewd conduct and effective leadership. Returning to his estate in Canada, he spent the next several years in relaxation and was elected to the Legislative Council shortly before his death in 1775.	”
—In-game compendium section

In-game unit

Captain de Contrecoeur
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Hero Infantry Heavy infantry Ranged infantry
Statistics
Hit points	750
Resistance	30% Hand
Speed	5.0
Line of Sight	24
Ability	Claim treasures Build Trading Posts and Native Embassies Train Forest Prowlers Regeneration
Kill XP	40
Siege attack
Damage	14 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	38 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Notes
Captain de Contrecoeur will collapse instead of dying when his hit points reaches 0 and can be revived by having a friendly unit or building around him once he regenerates at least 100 HP

“	French commander in New France.	”
—In-game description

Special abilities

• Elan!: Greatly increases the attack of your units for a short period for a decisive charge. Elan!

In-game dialogue

Captain de Contrecoeur reuses the French Explorer's dialogue files.