Camp Thomas. Doyon killed; Faubert storms the camp; Blanchet takes command.

About the same time General Rigaud was exerting every effort to drive the English from the Grand’Anse. He ordered Lieutenant-Colonel Doyon to go and carry Camp Thomas, on the heights of Plymouth, a short distance from Pestel. The English garrison holding this fortification was commanded by Domingeau, the same who had beaten Rigaud at Camp Desrivaux. Doyon formed his small army into two columns, entrusted one to Faubert and put himself at the head of the other. When he came within musket range of the fortification, he attacked it without waiting for the second column to arrive (22 February 1798). The English, gathering all their forces against him, withstood his onset vigorously; and as he was mounting to the assault he was struck by two balls, one in the thigh, the other in the chest; he fell dead, and his troops, driven back, carried his body far from the field of battle. A moment later Faubert attacked in his turn, took the fortification by storm, and put nearly the whole English garrison to the sword.

Rigaud, learning that there was great discord between Faubert and the officers of Doyon’s column, sent Adjutant-General Blanchet to Camp Thomas, and he took command there.