William Moultrie

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American Revolutionary War general American military officer Continental Army general human politician

William Moultrie was an American Revolutionary War general from South Carolina, best known for his leadership in the defense of Charleston and for whom Fort Moultrie is named.

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Label Occurrences
William Moultrie canonical 4
General William Moultrie 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War general ⓘ
American military officer ⓘ
Continental Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
burialPlace Charleston ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1730-11-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1805-09-27 ⓘ
ethnicGroup American of English descent ⓘ
familyName Moultrie ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalists ⓘ
surface form: Federalist Party
militaryBranch Continental Army ⓘ
South Carolina militia ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
major general ⓘ
militaryUnit 2nd South Carolina Regiment ⓘ
namesakeOf Fort Moultrie ⓘ
Moultrie County, Illinois ⓘ
Moultrie, Georgia ⓘ
notableEvent victory at the Battle of Sullivan's Island ⓘ
notableWork Memoirs of the American Revolution ⓘ
defense of Charleston in 1776 ⓘ
defense of Sullivan's Island ⓘ
occupation planter ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
officeContested Governor of South Carolina ⓘ
placeOfBirth Charleston ⓘ
Province of South Carolina ⓘ
placeOfDeath Charleston ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of South Carolina ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina ⓘ
member of the South Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ
member of the South Carolina Provincial Congress ⓘ
member of the South Carolina Senate ⓘ
residence Charleston ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
termEnd 1787 ⓘ
1794 ⓘ
termStart 1785 ⓘ
1792 ⓘ

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Siege of Charleston → commander → William Moultrie ⓘ
Southern Department of the Continental Army → notableCommander → William Moultrie ⓘ
Fort Moultrie → namedAfter → William Moultrie ⓘ
Moultrie County, Illinois → namedAfter → William Moultrie ⓘ
Moultrie County, Illinois → namedAfter → William Moultrie ⓘ
this entity surface form: General William Moultrie