Thomas Sumter

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American Revolutionary War military personnel human militia leader planter politician

Thomas Sumter was an American Revolutionary War militia leader from South Carolina, nicknamed the "Carolina Gamecock" for his fierce and persistent resistance against British forces.

Aliases (1)

Thomas Sumter Jr. ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War military personnel → human → militia leader → planter → politician →
allegiance	Thirteen Colonies → United States of America →
associatedWith	South Carolina backcountry →
birthDate	1734-08-14 →
birthPlace	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia →
burialPlace	Sumter Cemetery, Stateburg, South Carolina →
child	Thomas Sumter Jr. →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States of America →
deathDate	1832-06-01 →
deathPlace	Stateburg, South Carolina, United States →
ethnicGroup	English Americans →
honoredIn	Fort Sumter →
knownFor	fierce and persistent resistance against British forces in the Southern theater →
livedDuring	18th century → 19th century →
memberOf	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
militaryBranch	South Carolina militia →
militaryRank	brigadier general →
militaryStrategy	partisan guerrilla warfare against British and Loyalist forces →
name	Thomas Sumter →
namesakeOf	Fort Sumter → Sumter County, South Carolina → Sumter, South Carolina →
nickname	Carolina Gamecock →
notableBattle	Battle of Blackstock’s Farm → Battle of Fishing Creek → Battle of Hanging Rock →
notableFor	leading partisan militia operations in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War →
occupation	planter → politician → soldier →
partOf	Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War →
politicalParty	Democratic-Republican Party →
positionHeld	United States Senator → member of the United States House of Representatives →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	South Carolina → Stateburg, South Carolina →
servedIn	South Carolina militia →
spouse	Mary Cantey Sumter →
stateRepresented	South Carolina →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fort Sumter → Sumter County, Georgia →	namedAfter
Thomas Sumter ("Thomas Sumter Jr.") →	child
Thomas Sumter →	name
Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	notableCommander