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William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling (December 27, 1725 – January 15, 1783), was a Scottish-American major general during the American Revolutionary War. He was considered male heir to the Scottish title of Earl of Stirling through Scottish lineage (being the senior male descendant of the paternal grandfather of the 1st Earl of Stirling , who had died in 1640), and he sought the ...
Date of Birth - Death 1727 – January 15, 1783. Though not always the most recognizable person in the Revolutionary War, William Alexander, "the Lord Stirling," was certainly a colorful figure nonetheless.
Lord John Stirling fue el octavo conde de Kilmartin y el primer esposo de Francesca Bridgerton. El martes, día de su muerte, John se quejó de un dolor de cabeza que había tenido todo el día. Rechazó el láudano porque tenía una reunión con Lord Liverpool esa misma noche. Fue encontrado muerto por…
3 de may. de 2017 · Ordering the bulk of his command to withdraw over Gowanus Creek to the final defensive line on Brooklyn Heights, Stirling and Major Mordecai Gist led a force of 260–270 Marylanders in a desperate rearguard action to cover the retreat. Twice attacking a force of over 2,000 men, this group succeeded delaying the enemy.
Often overindulging in food and drink, Lord Stirling died from gout at Albany in January 1783. Brave and intelligent, energetic yet cautious, he was good military engineer and organizer, and one of Washington’s best generals.
Alexander was known for overindulging in food and drink. These habits contributed to his early death of gout at Albany on January 15, 1783. James McIntyre Moraine Valley Community College . Bibliography: Nelson, Paul D. The Life of William Alexander, Lord Stirling. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1987. Valentine, Alan C. Lord Stirling.
11 de ago. de 2023 · This painting depicts Lord Stirling and the Maryland 400 attacking the British at the Battle of Long Island. Image Source: Wikipedia. 5 Things to Know About William Stirling. William Alexander was born on December 4, 1726, in New York City, and died on January 15, 1783, in Albany New York.
