93,758 profiles ranked live

Samuel Elbert

✓ Source-basedfalling

Military officer, governor of Georgia

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1740 to 1788 · aged 48
Compare
Fame40.3
MomentumNot measured
Languages6
In century#9,815

Samuel Elbert was an American merchant, military officer and politician from Savannah, Georgia. During the Revolutionary War, Elbert rose to the rank of major general in the Georgia militia and colonel in the Continental Army, commanding the victorious colonial forces in a naval battle near St.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Also inDeutsch

Photos 3

Politicians from United States 6

About this person

Samuel Elbert was an American merchant, military officer and politician from Savannah, Georgia. During the Revolutionary War, Elbert rose to the rank of major general in the Georgia militia and colonel in the Continental Army, commanding the victorious colonial forces in a naval battle near St. Simons Island, Georgia on April 19, 1778. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Brier Creek the following year, though he regained his freedom in a prisoner exchange. He was brevetted a brigadier general after the end of the war.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1740 to 1788 · aged 48
Wikipedia
6 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.