General Thomas Sumter

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Cincinnati
gptkbp:birthDate 1734-08-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Sumter_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Sumter_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:South_Carolina's_1st_congressional_district
gptkbp:deathDate 1832-06-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:education Self-taught
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Santee_River
gptkb:Southern_Campaign_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Salkehatchie_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Congaree_River
Battle of Sullivan's Island
Battle of King's Mountain
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of the Waxhaws
Battle_of_the_Catawba_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Thomas Sumter
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:knownFor Guerrilla warfare tactics
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sumter_National_Forest
gptkb:Fort_Sumter
gptkb:Sumter_County,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Continental_Army
Captain
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major General
Private
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:South_Carolina_militia
gptkbp:nickname The Gamecock
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Eutaw Springs
Battle of Fort Watson
Siege of Ninety Six
Battle of Fort Granby
gptkbp:office U.S._Congressman
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole State legislator
Senator_in_South_Carolina
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:residence gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:serviceYears 1775-1783
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Sumter
gptkbp:termEnd 1793-03-03
gptkbp:termStart 1789-03-04