Nathanael Greene

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American Revolutionary War general Continental Army officer human

Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.

Aliases (2)

Nathanael Greene commanded American forces ×1
Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War general → Continental Army officer → human →
allegiance	United States →
appointedToPosition	Commander of the Southern Department →
birthDate	1742-08-07 →
birthPlace	British America → Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations →
burialPlace	Johnson Square, Savannah, Georgia →
causeOfDeath	heat stroke →
commanderOf	Southern Department of the Continental Army →
countryOfCitizenship	Great Britain → United States of America →
dateOfAppointment	1780-12 →
dateOfAssumingRole	1778-03 →
deathDate	1786-06-19 →
deathPlace	Mulberry Grove Plantation, near Savannah, Georgia →
describedAs	George Washington’s most trusted subordinate →
familyName	Greene →
fullName	Nathanael Greene →
givenName	Nathanael →
honoredBy	Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York → Greene County, Georgia → Greene County, North Carolina → Greeneville, Tennessee →
memberOf	Rhode Island General Assembly →
militaryBranch	Continental Army →
militaryRank	Major General →
notableFor	being one of George Washington’s most trusted generals → leadership in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War → service in the American Revolutionary War →
numberOfChildren	5 →
occupation	planter → soldier →
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War → Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Eutaw Springs → Battle of Germantown → Battle of Guilford Court House → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → Battle of Monmouth → Battle of Trenton → Boston campaign → New York and New Jersey campaign → Philadelphia campaign → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War →
religion	Quaker →
role	Quartermaster General of the Continental Army →
servedUnder	George Washington →
spouse	Catherine Littlefield Greene →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Revolutionary War → Battle of Assunpink Creek → Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Eutaw Springs → Battle of Fort Washington → Battle of Germantown → Battle of Guilford Court House → Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill → Battles of Trenton and Princeton →	commander
Fort Greene Park → Greene County, Georgia → Greene County, New York → Greene County, North Carolina → Greene County, Pennsylvania → Greene County, Virginia → Greeneville, Tennessee → Greensboro, North Carolina → Greenville, South Carolina →	namedAfter
Continental Army → Southern Department of the Continental Army → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	notableCommander
Morristown encampments → Mulberry Grove Plantation →	associatedWithPerson
Battle of Cowpens → Valley Forge winter encampment →	hasParticipant
Fort Greene Park → Greene County, North Carolina ("Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene") →	namedFor
Nathanael Greene →	fullName
Greene →	hasNotableBearer
Greene County, Georgia →	namesake
Battle of Princeton →	notableCommanderAmerican
Battle of Eutaw Springs ("Nathanael Greene commanded American forces") →	notableCommanderSide
Siege of Boston →	notableParticipant
Mulberry Grove Plantation →	ownedBy
Catherine Littlefield Greene →	relative
Edward Carrington →	servedUnder
Catherine Littlefield Greene →	spouse