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John Burgoyne (search for this): entry glover-john
Glover, John 1732-1797
Military officer; born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 5, 1732; at the beginning of the Revolution raised 1,000 men at Marblehead and joined the army at Cambridge.
His regiment, being composed almost wholly of fishermen, was called the Amphibious Regiment, and in the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats.
It also manned the boats at the crossing of the Delaware before the victory at Trenton.
Glover was made brigadier-general in February, 1777, and joined the Northern army under General Schuyler.
He did good service in the campaign of that year, and led Burgoyne's captive troops to Cambridge.
He was afterwards with Greene in New Jersey, and Sullivan in Rhode Island.
He died in Marblehead, Jan. 30, 1797.
John Sullivan (search for this): entry glover-john
Glover, John 1732-1797
Military officer; born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 5, 1732; at the beginning of the Revolution raised 1,000 men at Marblehead and joined the army at Cambridge.
His regiment, being composed almost wholly of fishermen, was called the Amphibious Regiment, and in the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats.
It also manned the boats at the crossing of the Delaware before the victory at Trenton.
Glover was made brigadier-general in February, 1777, and joined the Northern army under General Schuyler.
He did good service in the campaign of that year, and led Burgoyne's captive troops to Cambridge.
He was afterwards with Greene in New Jersey, and Sullivan in Rhode Island.
He died in Marblehead, Jan. 30, 1797.
January 30th, 1797 AD (search for this): entry glover-john
Glover, John 1732-1797
Military officer; born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 5, 1732; at the beginning of the Revolution raised 1,000 men at Marblehead and joined the army at Cambridge.
His regiment, being composed almost wholly of fishermen, was called the Amphibious Regiment, and in the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats.
It also manned the boats at the crossing of the Delaware before the victory at Trenton.
Glover was made brigadier-general in February, 1777, and joined the Northern army under General Schuyler.
He did good service in the campaign of that year, and led Burgoyne's captive troops to Cambridge.
He was afterwards with Greene in New Jersey, and Sullivan in Rhode Island.
He died in Marblehead, Jan. 30, 1797.
1732 AD (search for this): entry glover-john
Glover, John 1732-1797
Military officer; born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 5, 1732; at the beginning of the Revolution raised 1,000 men at Marblehead and joined the army at Cambridge.
His regiment, being composed almost wholly of fishermen, was called the Amphibious Regiment, and in the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats.
It also manned the boats at the crossing of the Delaware before the victory at Trenton.
Glover was made brigadier-general in February, 1777, and joined the Northern army under General Schuyler.
He did good service in the campaign of that year, and led Burgoyne's captive troops to Cambridge.
He was afterwards with Greene in New Jersey, and Sullivan in Rhode Island.
He died in Marblehead, Jan. 30, 1797.
November 5th, 1732 AD (search for this): entry glover-john
Glover, John 1732-1797
Military officer; born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 5, 1732; at the beginning of the Revolution raised 1,000 men at Marblehead and joined the army at Cambridge.
His regiment, being composed almost wholly of fishermen, was called the Amphibious Regiment, and in the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats.
It also manned the boats at the crossing of the Delaware before the victory at Trenton.
Glover was made brigadier-general in February, 1777, and joined the Northern army under General Schuyler.
He did good service in the campaign of that year, and led Burgoyne's captive troops to Cambridge.
He was afterwards with Greene in New Jersey, and Sullivan in Rhode Island.
He died in Marblehead, Jan. 30, 1797.
February, 1777 AD (search for this): entry glover-john
Glover, John 1732-1797
Military officer; born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 5, 1732; at the beginning of the Revolution raised 1,000 men at Marblehead and joined the army at Cambridge.
His regiment, being composed almost wholly of fishermen, was called the Amphibious Regiment, and in the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats.
It also manned the boats at the crossing of the Delaware before the victory at Trenton.
Glover was made brigadier-general in February, 1777, and joined the Northern army under General Schuyler.
He did good service in the campaign of that year, and led Burgoyne's captive troops to Cambridge.
He was afterwards with Greene in New Jersey, and Sullivan in Rhode Island.
He died in Marblehead, Jan. 30, 1797.
1797 AD (search for this): entry glover-john
Glover, John 1732-1797
Military officer; born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 5, 1732; at the beginning of the Revolution raised 1,000 men at Marblehead and joined the army at Cambridge.
His regiment, being composed almost wholly of fishermen, was called the Amphibious Regiment, and in the retreat from Long Island it manned the boats.
It also manned the boats at the crossing of the Delaware before the victory at Trenton.
Glover was made brigadier-general in February, 1777, and joined the Northern army under General Schuyler.
He did good service in the campaign of that year, and led Burgoyne's captive troops to Cambridge.
He was afterwards with Greene in New Jersey, and Sullivan in Rhode Island.
He died in Marblehead, Jan. 30, 1797.