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Brigadier General

Name: Brigadier General – United States of America factsheet records
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United States of America · Politics / Continental Congress. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1776Date range

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Chronological records

1776

Christopher Gadsden1776

Politics / Continental Congress

Appointed Brigadier General of the Continental Army

Names involved

Christopher Gadsden

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