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Benjamin Lincoln (January 24, 1733 (O.S. January 13, 1733) – May 9, 1810) was an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
John Trumball’s classic painting “The Surrender of Cornwallis” still hangs in the US capital immortalizing Lincoln as the man who accepted the surrender of the British. Benjamin Lincoln was born on January 24, 1733, in Hingham, Massachusetts, to one of the first dynastic American families.
May 9, 2024 · Benjamin Lincoln was a Continental army officer in the American Revolution who rendered distinguished service in the northern campaigns early in the war, but was forced to surrender with about 7,000 troops at Charleston, S.C., on May 12, 1780.
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Benjamin Lincoln, major general in the Continental Army, was one of the few individuals present at the three major surrenders of the American Revolution: Saratoga, Charleston, and Yorktown. He followed his military career with public service at the state and federal level.
Dec 5, 2013 · Lincoln was the commander of American forces at Charlestown when the largest American army of the war was surrendered to the British – a major set-back for the American cause. Lastly, at Yorktown, Lincoln accepted General Cornwallis’s surrender that sealed the Revolutionary War for the American cause. Major General Benjamin Lincoln was not ...
Oct 25, 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Benjamin Lincoln, a prominent figure in the American Revolution. He served as a major general in the Continental Army, participated in several battles, and later became Secretary of War.
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Jan 10, 2022 · A Conversation with Benjamin Lincoln biographer, historian David Mattern. Andy Hoey, Head of Social Studies, Hingham Public Schools will interview Mattern, r...
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