Old Put

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Old Put is the famous nickname of Israel Putnam, a bold and colorful American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Aliases (1)
  • Israel Putnam ×45

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf human
nickname
allegiance Great Britain
United Colonies
United States of America
appliedTo Israel Putnam
burialPlace Brooklyn, Connecticut
category Continental Army generals
People of colonial Connecticut
People of colonial Massachusetts
People of the American Revolution
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1718-01-07
dateOfDeath 1790-05-29
ethnicGroup English American
hasNickname Old Put
hasPartInNarrative legend of riding down the stone steps in Greenwich, Connecticut
stories of escaping capture by Native Americans
knownFor bold and colorful personality
frontier and ranger service
memberOf Connecticut militia
militaryBranch Connecticut militia
Continental Army
militaryRank major general
nativeLanguage English
notableFor leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill
service in the American Revolutionary War
notableWork heroic exploits in the French and Indian War
role in organizing defenses at Bunker Hill
occupation farmer
military officer
participatedIn American Revolutionary War
Battle of Bunker Hill
French and Indian War
Siege of Boston
placeOfBirth Salem Village, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath Brooklyn, Connecticut
positionHeld major general in the Continental Army
refersTo Israel Putnam
religion Protestantism
representedBy statue at Brooklyn, Connecticut
statue at Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut
residence Brooklyn, Connecticut
Pomfret, Connecticut
sexOrGender male
spouse Deborah Lothrop Gardiner
Hannah Pope

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Israel Putnam
hasNickname
Israel Putnam
honorificName

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