Colonel Christopher Greene

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Colonel Christopher Greene was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for his leadership of Continental forces, including African American soldiers, in key battles such as the defense of Fort Mercer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
burialPlace Rhode Island ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
commanded 1st Rhode Island Regiment ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1737-05-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1781-05-14 ⓘ
ethnicGroup English American ⓘ
familyName Greene ⓘ
givenName Christopher ⓘ
honorificPrefix Colonel ⓘ
militaryAward thanks of the Continental Congress for defense of Fort Mercer ⓘ
militaryBranch Continental Army ⓘ
militaryRank Colonel ⓘ
notableFor commanding African American soldiers in the Continental Army ⓘ
early command of a regiment including formerly enslaved African American soldiers ⓘ
leadership in the defense of Fort Mercer ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Red Bank ⓘ
Saratoga campaign ⓘ
defense of Fort Mercer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Warwick, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cortlandt, New York ⓘ
positionHeld member of the Rhode Island General Assembly ⓘ
relative Nathanael Greene ⓘ
residence Warwick, Rhode Island ⓘ
servedIn Rhode Island militia ⓘ
stateOfOrigin Rhode Island ⓘ

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Fort Mercer → notableCommander → Colonel Christopher Greene ⓘ