William Moultrie
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William Moultrie was an American planter and politician who became a general in the American Revolutionary War. As colonel leading a state militia, in 1776 he prevented the British from taking Charles
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1782
Fort Moultrie, in 2006
Grave of William Moultrie
Battle of Sullivan's Island
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The Battle of Sullivan's Island or the Battle of Fort Sullivan was fought on June 28, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It took place near Charleston, South Carolina, during the first Briti
William Moultrie
…Army Years of service 1761 1775–1783 Rank Major General Unit 2nd South Carolina Regiment Battles/wars Anglo-Cherokee War American Revolutionary War Battle of Sullivan's Island Battle of Beaufort Siege of Savannah Siege of Charleston William Moultrie (; November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was an American planter and…
Sergeant William Jasper raising the flag over the fort, painted by Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, 1858
Colonel William Moultrie
General Henry Clinton
Admiral Sir Peter Parker