Walter Stewart (general)
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Walter Stewart was an Irish-born American military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. Stewart began his military career as captain of a Continental Army company at the beginning of
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1781
Horatio Gates, whom Stewart served as an aide-de-camp
The Battle of Germantown, where Stewart's men captured an earthwork
The Battle of Monmouth, where Stewart was wounded
John Laurens
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John Laurens was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldi
Walter Stewart (general)
…Clinton's advance. Command of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment Detail of Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull, showing Colonels Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, and Stewart 1781 miniature portrait of Stewart by Charles Willson Peale Stewart assumed command of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment on July 1, 1778, as…
Portrait miniature by Charles Willson Peale, 1780
Headquarters at Emlen House in late 1777
Anthony Ramos in Hamilton costume, July 2015