William Alexander, Lord Stirling

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American Revolutionary War general person

William Alexander, Lord Stirling was an American Revolutionary War general who played a prominent role in early battles, notably helping cover the Continental Army’s retreat at the Battle of Long Island.

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Label Occurrences
William Alexander, Lord Stirling canonical 3
General William Alexander (Lord Stirling) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War general ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
birthDate 1726-04-26 ⓘ
birthPlace New York City ⓘ
burialPlace Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York, United States ⓘ
surface form: Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1783-01-15 ⓘ
deathPlace Albany ⓘ
surface form: Albany, New York
familyName Alexander ⓘ
fatherInLaw Philip Livingston ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honorificTitle Lord Stirling ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Livingston family by marriage ⓘ
militaryBranch Continental Army ⓘ
militaryRank major general ⓘ
nobleTitleClaim Earl of Stirling ⓘ
notableAction commanded troops in multiple major engagements of the Revolutionary War ⓘ
early supporter of the Patriot cause ⓘ
notableFor covering the Continental Army’s retreat at the Battle of Long Island ⓘ
occupation merchant ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
owned estate in Basking Ridge, New Jersey ⓘ
participatedIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Battle of Long Island ⓘ
Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Battle of Trenton ⓘ
positionHeld member of George Washington’s staff ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Basking Ridge, New Jersey ⓘ
servedIn New Jersey militia ⓘ
servedUnder George Washington ⓘ
spouse Sarah Livingston Jay ⓘ
surface form: Sarah Livingston

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Long Island → commander → William Alexander, Lord Stirling ⓘ
Battle Pass in Prospect Park, Brooklyn → associatedWith → William Alexander, Lord Stirling ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle Pass (Prospect Park)
this entity surface form: General William Alexander (Lord Stirling)
Battle of Brooklyn Heights → commander → William Alexander, Lord Stirling ⓘ
New York campaign of 1776 → commander → William Alexander, Lord Stirling ⓘ