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    John Sullivan

    18th-century general, politician and judge from New Hampshire, US

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  2. John Sullivan (February 17, 1740 – January 23, 1795) was an American general in the Revolutionary War winning several key battles, most notably the Delaware crossing. He was a delegate in the Continental Congress where he signed the Continental Association , the third governor of New Hampshire , and a United States district judge of the ...

  3. By 1775 he was a brigadier general in the Continental Army and had fought in the Siege of Boston. In January 1776 Sullivan was sent to Canada in the aftermath of the Battle of Quebec. He was put in command of retreating Patriot troops after their commander, John Thomas, died of smallpox.

  4. May 15, 2024 · General John Sullivan was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in many key battles during the war, and also served as a member of the Continental Congress as a delegate from New Hampshire.

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  5. John P. Sullivan is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the deputy commander of United States Transportation Command since June 29, 2022. He most recently served as the 19th Director of Strategy, Capabilities, Policy, Programs, and Logistics of the United States Transportation Command from August 2021 to June 2022, and was ...

  6. Aug 2, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of John Sullivan, a New Hampshire lawyer and politician who became a major general in the Continental Army. He fought in several battles, was captured by the British, and later served as governor and judge of New Hampshire.

  7. Apr 17, 2022 · Command of the expedition was given to General John Sullivan, with General James Clinton serving as his second in command. The fact that four brigades of Continental troops totaling around 4,469 men were earmarked for this expedition underlines just how important the Americans felt this enterprise was.

  8. Jul 8, 2011 · Command of the expedition then settled upon Maj. Gen. John Sullivan, a truculent onetime New Hampshire lawyer whom Washington instructed in a detailed May 31, 1779, letter to move “against the hostile tribes of the Six Nations of Indians, with their associates and adherents.”

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