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John Laurens ( Charleston, Carolina del Sur, 28 de octubre de 1754 - Río Combahee, al sur de Charleston, 27 de agosto de 1782) fue un oficial estadounidense y estadista de Carolina del Sur durante la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos de América: Fue reconocido por su crítica hacia la esclavitud y sus esfuerzos por ...
- estadounidense
- 27 de agosto de 1782 (27 años), Estados Unidos
- Henry Laurens (Padre; 1724-1792), Eleanor Ball (Madre; 1731-1770)
John Laurens (October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers.
- Frances Eleanor Laurens (b. 1777)
- Lieutenant colonel
- 1777–1782
- Continental Army
3 de abr. de 2024 · John Laurens (born October 28, 1754, Charleston, South Carolina [U.S.]—died August 27, 1782, Combahee River, south of Charleston) American Revolutionary War officer who served as aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington. John was the son of Henry Laurens, an American statesman who aligned himself with the patriot cause at an early date.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Rev War | Biography. John Laurens. Title Lieutenant Colonel and South Carolina Statesman. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / American. Date of Birth - Death October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782.
John (Jack) Laurens served as an aide-de-camp to George Washington during the American Revolution, becoming a devoted member of Washington's "military family." During the war, Laurens devised a plan to recruit enslaved people from the southern states into regiments for the Continental Army and emancipate them in return for their military service.
29 de sept. de 2019 · John Laurens (October 28, 1754–August 27, 1782) was a well-known South Carolina soldier and statesman. Active during the period of the American Revolution, Laurens was a vocal critic of the institution of enslavement who presented the Continental Congress with a plan to recruit enslaved people to fight against the British.
25 de jul. de 2022 · Americans justly remember John Laurens as a national hero. An acquaintance of such seminal revolutionary figures as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton (he features prominently in the hit musical “Hamilton”) and the Marquis de Lafayette, he had expended much of his short life in the effort to ...
