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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israel Putnam canonical | 27 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War general
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Continental Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Brooklyn, Connecticut ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
French and Indian War
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1718-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1790-05-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Putnam ⓘ |
| givenName | Israel ⓘ |
| hasPartInLegend | story of riding down the stone steps in Greenwich, Connecticut, to escape British dragoons ⓘ |
| honorificName | Old Put ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
New England colonial militias
ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut militia
Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) ⓘ
surface form:
capture of Fort Ticonderoga (American Revolutionary War)
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| placeOfBirth |
Salem, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| placeOfDeath | Brooklyn, Connecticut ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Putnam family
subject surface form:
Putnam Cemetery