Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant

SYLLABICATION:	Beau·re·gard
PRONUNCIATION:	br-gärd, b-r-gär
DATES:	1818–1893
	American Confederate general known for his flamboyant personal style and dashing but not always successful strategic campaigns. He ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter in April 1861.


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