Lewis Nicola
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Lewis Nicola was an army officer in the American army during the American Revolutionary War
. He was brevetted brigadier general in 1783. In May of 1782, he wrote the Newburgh letter
to George Washington
on behalf of his officers suggesting to George Washington
that he become the "King of the United States".
Lewis Nicola was born in Dublin, Ireland, served in the British Army
, and rose to the rank of Major. He resigned and came to Philadelphia
about 1766. He provided valuable assistance to the Americans in their quest for independence from Great Britain
.
He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati
. Nicola published A Treatise of Military Exercise Calculated for the Use of Americans, (1776)
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He was brevetted brigadier general in 1783. In May of 1782, he wrote the Newburgh letter
Newburgh letter
On 1782-05-22, the Newburgh letter was sent to George Washington who was camped at Newburgh, New York; written for the army officers by Colonel Lewis Nicola, it proposed that Washington should become the King of the United States...
to George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
on behalf of his officers suggesting to George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
that he become the "King of the United States".
Lewis Nicola was born in Dublin, Ireland, served in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, and rose to the rank of Major. He resigned and came to Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
about 1766. He provided valuable assistance to the Americans in their quest for independence from Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
.
He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati
Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a historical organization with branches in the United States and France founded in 1783 to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolutionary War officers and to pressure the government to honor pledges it had made to officers who fought for American...
. Nicola published A Treatise of Military Exercise Calculated for the Use of Americans, (1776)