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William Moultrie (* 23. November 1730 in Charleston, Province of South Carolina; † 27. September 1805 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur von South Carolina. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Frühe Jahre. 2 Aufstieg während des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges. 3 Gouverneur von South Carolina. 4 Lebensabend. 5 Ehrungen. 6 Werke.
William Moultrie (/ ˈ m uː l t r iː /; November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was an American slaveowning planter and politician who became a general in the American Revolutionary War. As colonel leading a state militia, in 1776 he prevented the British from taking Charleston , and Fort Moultrie was named in his honor.
28. März 2024 · William Moultrie (born December 4, 1730, Charleston, South Carolina [U.S.]—died September 27, 1805, Charleston) was an American general who resisted British incursions into the South during the American Revolution (1775–83). Elected to the provincial assembly of South Carolina (1752–62), Moultrie gained early military experience fighting ...
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My Library. Rev War | Biography. William Moultrie. Title Major General. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / Patriot. Date of Birth - Death November 23, 1730 - September 27, 1805. William Moultrie was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on November 23, 1730.
Colonel William Moultrie John Rutledge , recently elected president of the General Assembly that remained as the backbone of South Carolina's revolutionary government, organized a defense force under the command of 46-year-old Colonel William Moultrie , a former militiaman and Indian fighter.
William Moultrie was a planter, legislator, and South Carolina’s highest-rankling Continental officer, finishing the Revolutionary War with the rank of major general.
William Moultrie, South Carolina’s famous Revolutionary War hero, successfully defended Charleston during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28, 1776, in which he dealt the Royal Navy a crushing defeat. After the war, he returned to politics, serving two terms as governor.
