This week we are celebrating the Fourth of July, American Independence Day, by featuring notables from the American Revolution.
Per wikitree.com I am:
16 degrees from Thomas Jefferson
17 degrees from George III Hanover
12 degrees from Joseph Brant
20 degrees from George Eliott
17 degrees from Peter Francisco
17 degrees from Deborah Gannett
15 degrees from Christopher Greene
34 degrees from Tadeusz Kosciuszko h. Pierzchała
16 degrees from Fleury Mesplet
17 degrees from Richard Montgomery
16 degrees from John Sevier
22 degrees from Banastre Tarleton
More about them:
Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, founding father,
and US President.
King George III, King of Great Britain and ruler of the colonies at the beginning of the
war.
Joseph Brant, Mohawk war chief and a leader of the Loyalist forces in the Revolutionary
War.
George Augustus Eliott, notable for his command of the Gibraltar garrison during the
Great Siege of Gibraltar, which lasted from 1779 to 1783.
Pedro Francisco, "Virginia Giant" or :Giant of the Revolution" and American Patriot.
Deborah Gannett, dressed as a man and fought during the war. The only woman to earn
a full military pension in the Revolution.
Christopher Greene, led the spirited defense of Fort Mercer in the 1777 Battle of Red
Bank, and the African American 1st Rhode Island Regiment during the American Revolutionary War, most notably with distinction in the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Polish General who aided General George Washington during the
war.
Fleuri Mesplet, printer for the Continental Congress before moving to Montreal to set up
Quebec's first daily newspaper.
Richard Montgomery, leading figure in the Invasion of Quebec, until his untimely death
at the Battle of Qu˙bec on 31 December 1775.
John Sevier, Sr., one of the commanders at the Battle of King's Mountain, US Representative for North Carolina & Tennessee, 1st Governor of Tennessee.
Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician known as "Bloody Ban" during the war.
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