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3 de oct. de 2017 · While Continental Major General John Sullivan’s division was routing from its position and Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling’s division was being hard-pressed and beginning to fall back. Stephen’s division on the far right of the American line remained in place atop Birmingham Hill.
William Alexander was born on December 27, 1725 to James Alexander, the Attorney General of New Jersey and Maria Alexander. His father had the distinction of being the 6th Earl of Sterling. Throughout his life he claimed the title (7th) Earl of Sterling, or “Lord Sterling” as it was commonly expressed.
Major General William Alexander (aka Lord Stirling) Nickname: Earl of Stirling Born: 1726, New York City, Province of New York Died: January, 15, 1783, Albany, New York ...
9 de sept. de 2019 · Gen. Lord Stirling / engraved by G.R. Hall. William L. Clements Library The third important attempt to invade the island was made during this winter which is known as the hard winter of 1779-80. The American forces were quartered in New Jersey for the winter, but poorly clothed, provisioned and armed.
27 de may. de 2017 · To use that same appellation for William Alexander of New Jersey (1726-1783) would be a perfect description. The 18th and 19th centuries saw thousands of American originals bloom. American Original. In New York, young and socially-prominent William Alexander discovered that he might be sole male heir to the vacant Scots Earldom of Stirling.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, LORD STIRLING Among those who were to compete for the Society's bounty was William Alexander, or, as he was commonly called, Lord Stirling. Through his gardener, Thomas Burgie, he advised the society in 1767 that he had planted 2100 vines.
Nelson's William Alexander, Lord Stirling, (1726-83) is the biographical account of a man who served 18th-century American society as a prominent citizen in peacetime and as a soldier in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution.
