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Gladwin, Henry 1755-1791

Military officer; born in England; participated in Braddock's

Battle of Glendale, or Frazier's farm.

expedition in 1755; commanded the fort at Detroit when Pontiac besieged it in 1763-64; was deputy adjutant-general during the Revolutionary War; promoted major-general, Sept. 26, 1782. He died in Derby, England, June 22, 1791.

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