William Moultrie

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William Moultrie

William Moultrie , (November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was a general from South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
in the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

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He was born in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the largest city and county seat of Charleston County....
. He fought in the Anglo-Cherokee War

Anglo-Cherokee War

The Anglo-Cherokee War , also known as the Cherokee War, the Cherokee Uprising, the Cherokee Rebellion, was a conflict between Kingdom of Great Britain forces in North America and Cherokee Indians during the French and Indian War....
(1761) and served in the colonial assembly before the advent of the American Revolution

American Revolution

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In 1775 he was commissioned colonel of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment

2nd South Carolina Regiment

SummaryThe 2nd South Carolina Regiment was raised on June 6, 1775, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston....
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William Moultrie , (November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was a general from South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
in the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

Charleston, South Carolina

Anglo-Cherokee War

American Revolution

2nd South Carolina Regiment

Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

Sullivan's Island is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States, on a similarly-named island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor....
, killing 50 and capturing the rest.

In 1776 his defense of a small fort on Sullivan's Island (later named Fort Moultrie in his honor) prevented Sir Henry Clinton

Henry Clinton (American War of Independence)

General Sir Henry Clinton Order of the Bath was a Kingdom of Great Britain army officer and politician who is best known for his service as a general during the American Revolutionary War, during most of which he was the British Commander-in-Chief, North America in North America....
and Sir Peter Parker from taking Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the largest city and county seat of Charleston County....
. The Continental Congress

Continental Congress

The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
passed a resolution thanking Moultrie. He was promoted to brigadier general

Brigadier General

Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field....
and his regiment was taken into the Continental Army

Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
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Moultrie's skill failed to prevent the fall of Savannah, Georgia

Siege of Savannah

}|-||}The Siege of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia had been captured by a Kingdom of Great Britain expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell ....
to the British in 1778. He was captured in the fall of Charleston to the British in 1780 and later exchanged. He was promoted to major general

Major General

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in 1782, the last person appointed to that rank by Congress.

After the war he served as governor of South Carolina

Governor of South Carolina

The Governor of the State of South Carolina is the head of state for the South Carolina. Under the South Carolina Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the South Carolina executive branch....
(1785–87, 1795–97). He wrote Memoirs of the Revolution as far as it Related to the States of North and South Carolina (1802).

William Moultrie

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