Samuel Nicholas

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Samuel Nicholas was a Continental Marine officer who is traditionally recognized as the first leader of what would become the United States Marine Corps during the American Revolutionary War.

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Generate an image of Samuel Nicholas (Samuel Nicholas was a Continental Marine officer who is traditionally recognized as the first leader of what would become the United States Marine Corps during the American Revolutionary War.)

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Samuel Nicholas canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Continental Marine officer ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
appointedBy Continental Congress ⓘ
burialPlace Friends Burial Ground, Philadelphia ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1744 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1790 ⓘ
familyName Nicholas ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Samuel ⓘ
hasHonoraryTitle first Commandant of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
legacy considered the first officer of the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
militaryBranch Continental Marines ⓘ
militaryRank Captain ⓘ
Major ⓘ
notableEvent commissioned as a captain of Continental Marines in November 1775 ⓘ
led Continental Marines in early amphibious operations during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
organized the first Continental Marine companies in Philadelphia ⓘ
notableFor being the first leader of what became the United States Marine Corps ⓘ
occupation Quaker merchant ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
recognizedBy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
religion Quaker ⓘ
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
serviceEnd 1783 ⓘ
serviceStart 1775 ⓘ

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Battle of Nassau → commander → Samuel Nicholas ⓘ
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet → commander → Samuel Nicholas ⓘ