Nathanael Greene
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American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786)
Key facts
- Nicknames
- "The Savior of the South" , "The Fighting Quaker"
- Born
- ( 1742-08-07 ) August 7, 1742, Forge Farm (near Warwick), Rhode Island , British America
- Died
- June 19, 1786 (1786-06-19) (aged 43), Mulberry Grove , Georgia , U.S.
- Buried
- Savannah, Georgia
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- Continental Army
- Service years
- 1775–1783
- Rank
- Major General
- Unit
- Kentish Guards
- Spouse
- Catharine Littlefield ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1774 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nathanael
- Family name
- Greene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Warwick
- Place of death
- Savannah
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- American Revolutionary War
- Military branch
- army
- Military rank
- brigadier general
- Image
- Nathanael Greene by Charles Willson Peale.jpg
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- Nathanael Greene
- date of death
- 1786-06-19
- date of birth
- 1742-08-07
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- Nathanael Greene
- cause of death
- hyperthermia
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1775-00-00
- name in native language
- Nathanael Greene
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Encyclopedic overview
Major General Nathanael Greene (August 7, 1742 – June 19, 1786) was an American military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He emerged from the war with a reputation as one of George Washington's most talented and dependable officers and is known for his successful command in the Southern theater of the conflict.
Born into a prosperous Quaker family in Warwick, Rhode Island, Greene became active in the colonial opposition to British revenue policies in the early 1770s and helped establish the Kentish Guards, a state militia unit. After the April 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord, the legislature of Rhode Island established an army and appointed Greene to command it. Later in the year, Greene became a general in the newly established Continental Army. Greene served under George Washington in the Boston campaign, the New York and New Jersey campaign, and the Philadelphia campaign before being appointed quartermaster general of the Continental Army in 1778.
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