John Stark

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American Revolutionary War general general military officer person

John Stark was an American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire, best known for his leadership at the Battle of Bennington and for inspiring the state motto "Live Free or Die."

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War general → general → military officer → person →
allegiance	Thirteen Colonies → United States →
associatedWith	New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" →
birthDate	1728-08-28 →
birthPlace	British America → Londonderry, New Hampshire → Province of New Hampshire →
commemoratedBy	statue at the Bennington Battle Monument → statue in the United States Capitol →
conflict	American Revolutionary War → French and Indian War →
countryOfCitizenship	Great Britain → United States of America →
deathDate	1822-05-08 →
deathPlace	Manchester, New Hampshire →
ethnicGroup	Scottish American →
familyName	Stark →
givenName	John →
hasMonument	General John Stark statue in Manchester, New Hampshire →
honorificTitle	Hero of Bennington →
inspiredMotto	Live Free or Die →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	Continental Army → New Hampshire Militia →
militaryRank	brigadier general → major general →
name	John Stark →
notableFor	inspiring the New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" → leadership at the Battle of Bennington →
notableQuote	Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils. →
notableWork	leadership at the Battle of Bennington →
occupation	military leader → soldier →
participatedIn	Battle of Bennington → Battle of Bunker Hill → Battle of Trenton → Saratoga campaign →
religion	Protestantism →
residence	New Hampshire →
spouse	Molly Stark →
stateOfOrigin	New Hampshire →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Bennington → Battle of Chelsea Creek → Boston campaign →	commander
Battle of Bunker Hill → Siege of Boston →	notableParticipant
John Stark →	name