Lord Stirling

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Lord Stirling, born William Alexander, was an American Revolutionary War general who played a notable leadership role in several key campaigns, including early New Jersey operations.

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Lord Stirling canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Continental Congress ⓘ
Great Britain (earlier in life) ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

United States of America ⓘ
birthDate 1726-00-00 ⓘ
birthName William Alexander ⓘ
birthPlace New York City ⓘ
burialPlace Albany Rural Cemetery area (historical burial in Albany) ⓘ
claimedTitle Earl of Stirling ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1783-01-15 ⓘ
deathPlace Albany, New York ⓘ
linked to: Albany
era American Revolutionary era ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish American ⓘ
honorificTitle Lord Stirling ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatusOfTitleClaim not recognized by the British House of Lords ⓘ
memberOf Livingston family (by marriage) ⓘ
linked to: Livingston family
militaryBranch Continental Army ⓘ
militaryCommand a division of the Continental Army ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
major general ⓘ
name William Alexander ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Battle of Long Island ⓘ
Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
Battle of Princeton ⓘ
Battle of Trenton ⓘ
New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
Valley Forge winter encampment ⓘ
notableFor leadership in several key Revolutionary War campaigns ⓘ
notableWork service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
occupation colonial official ⓘ
landowner ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
parent James Alexander ⓘ
Mary Spratt Provoost Alexander ⓘ
partOf New York and New Jersey theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
residence Basking Ridge, New Jersey ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
roleInBattleOfLongIsland commanded a delaying action that enabled American retreat ⓘ
roleInNewJerseyCampaign senior Continental Army commander in early New Jersey operations ⓘ
servedUnder George Washington ⓘ
spouse Sarah Livingston ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Forage War → combatantCommander → Lord Stirling ⓘ
Lord Stirling → honorificTitle → Lord Stirling ⓘ
William Alexander → alsoKnownAs → Lord Stirling ⓘ