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Wade Hampton I

United States general (1754-1835) · United States · On the map · Died at 81

Major General Wade Hampton was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Sitting in the United States Congress for two terms, Hampton was one of the wealthiest planters and largest slaveowners in the United States at the time of his death.

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In addition to suppressing the 1811 German Coast uprising, a slave rebellion in Louisiana, he is also known for leading American forces to defeat at the 1813 Battle of the Chateauguay.

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Lived 1754 to 1835 · aged 81