John Sullivan

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Continental Army general general human lawyer military officer politician

John Sullivan was an American general and political leader who played a prominent role in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Continental Army general → general → human → lawyer → military officer → politician →
appointedBy	George Washington →
birthDate	1740-02-17 →
birthPlace	Province of New Hampshire → Somersworth, New Hampshire →
countryOfCitizenship	American Colonies → United States → United States of America →
deathDate	1795-01-23 →
deathPlace	Durham, New Hampshire →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Sullivan →
givenName	John →
heldPoliticalOffice	Governor of New Hampshire → President of New Hampshire → delegate to the Continental Congress → federal judge →
memberOf	Continental Army → Continental Congress →
militaryBranch	Continental Army →
militaryConflict	American Revolutionary War →
militaryRank	major general →
movement	American independence movement →
name	John Sullivan →
notableBattle	Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Germantown → Battle of Long Island → Battle of Rhode Island → Battle of Trenton →
notableCommand	Sullivan Expedition →
notableFor	campaigns against British and Loyalist forces → leadership in the Continental Army → political leadership in New Hampshire →
notableWork	Sullivan Expedition →
occupation	lawyer → politician → soldier →
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War →
positionHeld	Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives →
residence	Durham, New Hampshire →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Germantown → Battle of Long Island → Battles of Trenton and Princeton →	commander
John Sullivan →	name
Sullivan County, New York →	namedAfter
Continental Army →	notableCommander
Battle of Princeton →	notableCommanderAmerican