Renaud was a career soldier and, aside from a dueling incident, was consistently praised for his military and administrative work.
His most important military work was among the Miami Indians where he was responsible for assisting with the work of Jean-Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes in keeping the Miami from joining forces with the English.
After Bissot's death in 1719, he established a number of garrison posts, one of which was commanded by François-Marie Bissot de Vinsenne.
He commanded a post at the Miamis near Toledo from 1723 to 1727.
This biographical article related to the military of Canada is a stub.