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."

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John Stark canonical 16
General John Stark 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War general ⓘ
general ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
associatedWith inspiring the New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form: 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 self-link ⓘ
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 Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
residence New Hampshire ⓘ
spouse Molly Stark ⓘ
stateOfOrigin New Hampshire ⓘ

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Siege of Boston → notableParticipant → John Stark ⓘ
Boston campaign → commander → John Stark ⓘ
Battle of Bunker Hill → notableParticipant → John Stark ⓘ
John Stark → name → John Stark self-link ⓘ
Battle of Chelsea Creek → commander → John Stark ⓘ
Battle of Bennington → commander → John Stark ⓘ
Stark County, Ohio → namedAfter → John Stark ⓘ
Stark County, Ohio → namedFor → John Stark ⓘ
inspiring the New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" → name → John Stark ⓘ
subject surface form: John Stark
Hero of Bennington → refersTo → John Stark ⓘ
Hero of Bennington → appliedTo → John Stark ⓘ
New Hampshire Militia → notableCommander → John Stark ⓘ
John → name → John Stark ⓘ
subject surface form: John Stark
Northern Department of the Continental Army → hasCommander → John Stark ⓘ
Molly Stark → spouse → John Stark ⓘ
Bennington Battle Monument → dedicatedTo → John Stark ⓘ
this entity surface form: General John Stark
Fort Stark Historic Site → namedAfter → John Stark ⓘ
Fort Stark Historic Site → namedFor → John Stark ⓘ
this entity surface form: General John Stark
Starke County, Indiana → namedAfter → John Stark ⓘ
this entity surface form: General John Stark