Alexander Scammell

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American military officer Continental Army officer person

Alexander Scammell was an American Revolutionary War officer noted for his close service under George Washington and his leadership in several key campaigns before his death at the Siege of Yorktown.

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instanceOf American military officer ⓘ
Continental Army officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Continental Congress ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
birthDate 1747-03-22 ⓘ
birthPlace Mendon, Massachusetts ⓘ
Mendon, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay
burialPlace Williamsburg ⓘ
surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
capturedBy British forces ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wound ⓘ
wounds received in war ⓘ
commanded 1st New Hampshire Regiment ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1781-10-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Williamsburg ⓘ
surface form: Williamsburg, Virginia
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
surface form: Harvard College
endTime 1781 ⓘ
ethnicGroup English American ⓘ
event mortally wounded after capture near Yorktown ⓘ
familyName Scammell ⓘ
givenName Alexander ⓘ
hasMemorial Scammell Bridge, Dover, New Hampshire ⓘ
Scammell Monument, Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
militaryBranch Continental Army ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
colonel ⓘ
notableFor leadership in key Revolutionary War campaigns ⓘ
service as Adjutant General to George Washington ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
participatedIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Battle of Long Island ⓘ
Battle of Princeton ⓘ
Battle of Trenton ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
positionHeld Adjutant General of the Continental Army ⓘ
residence Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ
servedAs regimental commander in the Continental Army ⓘ
staff officer to George Washington ⓘ
servedUnder George Washington ⓘ
startTime 1778 ⓘ
stateOfMilitaryService New Hampshire ⓘ

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