Brigadier General Alexander Macomb

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Fort_McHenry
gptkb:U.S._Military_Academy
gptkbp:awardedBy Order of the Bath
gptkbp:awards Congressional Gold Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1782-04-03
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Hill Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alexander_Macomb_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:contributedTo Battle of Lake Erie
National defense policy
American_military_strategy
gptkbp:deathDate 1841-06-25
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_Plattsburgh
gptkbp:historicalSignificance War of 1812 leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General Alexander Macomb
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Henry_Knox
Post-war military organization
U.S._Army_tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:inspiration Future military leaders
gptkbp:involvedIn Military reforms
gptkbp:knownFor War of 1812
Military strategist
Defending_Fort_Detroit
gptkbp:led_to American_forces
gptkbp:legacy Military_leadership_in_early_America
gptkbp:localGovernment gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:militaryRank 1st U.S. Artillery
gptkbp:nickname Old_Macomb
gptkbp:notable_alumni Fortification design
gptkbp:notableBattle War of 1812
gptkbp:participatedIn Battle of Chippewa
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Jacob_Brown
gptkbp:promotions Colonel
gptkbp:providesServices War of 1812
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
Strategic planning
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:James_Madison
Chief of Engineers
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1808-1841
gptkbp:servingTemperature gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Macomb
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Winfield_Scott