Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Laurens
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Cincinnatus_(posthumous)
gptkbp:birthDate 1754-10-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina,_British_America
gptkbp:closeAssociateOf gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkbp:deathDate 1782-08-27
gptkbp:deathPlace Combahee River, South Carolina, United States
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Combahee_River
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Geneva
Middle Temple
gptkbp:father gptkb:Henry_Laurens
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Laurens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:mission diplomatic envoy to France
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
advocacy for emancipation of slaves
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:soldier
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Anthony_Ramos
gptkb:Hamilton_(musical)
gptkbp:proposedBy enlisting enslaved African Americans for Continental Army
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Manning_Laurens
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laurens_County,_Georgia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7