Israel Putnam
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Israel Putnam was a prominent American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill and his role in the early Continental Army.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
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Continental Army officer → human → |
| burialPlace |
Brooklyn, Connecticut
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| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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French and Indian War → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth |
1718-01-07
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| dateOfDeath |
1790-05-29
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| ethnicGroup |
English American
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| familyName |
Putnam
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| givenName |
Israel
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| hasPartInLegend |
story of riding down the stone steps in Greenwich, Connecticut, to escape British dragoons
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| honorificName |
Old Put
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| memberOf |
Sons of Liberty
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| militaryBranch |
Connecticut militia
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Continental Army → |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general → |
| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableEvent |
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (French and Indian War) → Battle of Long Island → Siege of Boston → |
| notableFact |
became a popular folk hero in early American patriotic literature
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is associated with the famous order often paraphrased as 'Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes' at Bunker Hill → suffered a debilitating stroke in 1779 that ended his active military service → was a veteran ranger officer during the French and Indian War → was one of the first major generals appointed by the Continental Congress in 1775 → |
| notableWork |
Leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill
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| occupation |
farmer
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soldier → |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Battle of Long Island → French and Indian War campaigns in North America → Siege of Boston → capture of Fort Ticonderoga (American Revolutionary War) → |
| placeOfBirth |
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| placeOfDeath |
Brooklyn, Connecticut
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| positionHeld |
brigadier general of Connecticut troops
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major general in the Continental Army → |
| residence |
Brooklyn, Connecticut
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Pomfret, Connecticut → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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