Henry W. Lawton

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Medal of Honor recipient United States Army officer human

Henry W. Lawton was a highly regarded U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient who served prominently in the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and the Philippine–American War.

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Henry W. Lawton canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ
United States Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived Medal of Honor ⓘ
birthDate 1843-03-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Maumee, Ohio ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form: Indian Wars

Philippine–American War ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1899-12-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Philippines ⓘ
San Mateo, Luzon ⓘ
decoratedFor gallantry in action at Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Lawton ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
honorificTitle General Lawton ⓘ
memorial Fort Lawton ⓘ
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
surface form: Lawton, Oklahoma
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Brigadier General ⓘ
Major General ⓘ
namedAfter Fort Lawton ⓘ
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
surface form: Lawton, Oklahoma
notableFor being the only U.S. general officer killed in action during the Philippine–American War ⓘ
service in three major U.S. wars of the late 19th century ⓘ
notableWork capture of Geronimo ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
campaign against Geronimo ⓘ
partOf Regular Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
positionHeld division commander in the Philippines ⓘ
religion Protestant (inferred, not certain) ⓘ
serviceNumber Union Army veteran ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → notableCommander → Henry W. Lawton ⓘ
Battle of El Caney → commander → Henry W. Lawton ⓘ
Geronimo Campaign → hasCommander → Henry W. Lawton ⓘ