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Lachlan McIntosh (March 17, 1725 – February 20, 1806) was a Scottish American military and political leader during the American Revolution and the early United States. In a 1777 duel, he fatally shot Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence ten months earlier.
Born in Kingussie, Highland, Scotland, in 1725, Lachlan McIntosh arrived in Georgia with his father, John Mòr McIntosh, the leader of a group of about 100 Scots, who settled a town called New Inverness, (later renamed Darien), in 1736.
Sep 12, 2002 · Lachlan McIntosh, a member of a prominent eighteenth-century Scottish Highland family that was among the earliest settlers of the Georgia colony, played an important role in the cause of American independence.
Aug 11, 2023 · Lachlan McIntosh was a politician and a General in the Continental Army who is most well-known for killing Button Gwinnett in a duel and leading troops during the failed Siege of Savannah. He was born in Scotland and moved with his family to Georgia in 1736.
Nov 8, 2023 · Lachlan McIntosh was an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was from Georgia. While he gained some accolades for his service, he is best known for his duel that fatally wounded the Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Button Gwinnett.
Jun 24, 2020 · Lachlan McIntosh (March 17, 1725 – February 20, 1806) was a Scottish American military and political leader during the American Revolution and the early United States. In a 1777 duel, he fatally shot Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
McINTOSH, LACHLAN. (1725 or 1727–1806). Continental general. Scotland and Georgia. Born at Inverness, Scotland, Lachlan McIntosh came to Georgia with his parents in 1736, shortly after James Oglethorpe established that colony, and settled at the place later named Darien. Little is known of his life prior to 1775.
