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William Eaton (23 February 1764 – 1 June 1811) was a United States Army officer and the diplomatic officer Consul General to Tunis (1797–1803). He played an important diplomatic and military role in the First Barbary War between the United States and Tripoli (1801–1805).
This conflict, which came to be known as the Tripolitan War, eerily foreshadowed the modern war on terror. It also gave rise to one of the most interesting and bizarre characters in American military history “General” William Eaton. Eaton was born in 1764 in rural Connecticut.
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May 7, 2020 · Born in Woodstock, Connecticut, on February 23, 1764, William Eaton was one of thirteen children of Nathan and Sarah (Johnson) Eaton. At an early age he joined the Continental Army, and...
William Eaton was a U.S. Army officer and adventurer who in 1804 led an expedition across the Libyan Desert during the so-called Tripolitan War. After service in the U.S. Army, Eaton was appointed consul at Tunis (1798) by President John Adams. In 1803 he won President Thomas Jefferson’s approval.
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He was referred to by his contemporaries as William Eaton, Jr., to distinguish him from his father who lived to a great age, dying in 1869. Young Eaton was graduated from The University of North Carolina [7] in 1829.
He was elected attorney general of North Carolina for the term 1851–52. A conservative Democrat, Eaton was against secession but supported the southern cause during the Civil War.
Biography. William Eaton (23 February 1764 – 1 June 1811) was a United States Army officer and the diplomatic officer Consul General to Tunis (1797–1803). He played an important diplomatic and military role in the First Barbary War between the United States and Tripoli (1801–1805).
