biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1739–1817)
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| biography:
| American soldier, born near Paxtang, Pennsylvania, USA. The son of Irish immigrants, he settled in South Carolina in 1763. In the American Revolution, he helped defeat the Loyalist forces at Kettle Creek, GA, contributed to the decisive victory at Cowpens, SC (1781), and commanded the forces that captured Augusta, GA. |
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