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[[Image:Israel Putnam statue.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Statue of Israel Putnam at Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut]]
[[Image:Israel Putnam statue.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Statue of Israel Putnam at Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut]]
Major-General '''Israel Putnam''' (1718-1790) served in both the [[French and Indian War]] and [[American Revolutionary War]]. During the French and Indian War, Putnam served as a [[major]] in the [[British]] [[army]]. He was captured by the [[Indian]]s and cruelly [[torture]]d. However, he was rescued, and, in 1762, he led a [[Connecticut]] regiment in an unsuccessful expedition against the [[French]] in the [[West Indies]]. In the American Revolution, he was an [[American]] [[patriot]], and he participated in the battles of [[battle of lexington|Lexington]] and [[Bunker Hill]].
Major-General '''Israel Putnam''' (1718-1790) fought in both the [[French and Indian War]] and [[American Revolutionary War]]. During the French and Indian War, Putnam served as a [[major]] in the [[British]] [[army]]. He was captured by the [[Indian]]s and [[torture]]d. However, he was rescued, and, in 1762, he led a [[Connecticut]] regiment in an unsuccessful expedition against the [[French]] in the [[West Indies]]. In the American Revolution, he was an [[American]] [[patriot]], and he participated in the battles of [[battle of lexington|Lexington]] and [[Bunker Hill]].
Putnam is sometimes attributed with the famous quote "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!" during the Battle of Bunker Hill, but some historians credit Colonel [[William Prescott]] instead.<ref>http://www.quotationspage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151&sid=52d77d6ca794bb14398236ed65400508</ref>
Putnam is sometimes credited with the famous quote "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!" during the Battle of Bunker Hill, but some historians credit Colonel [[William Prescott]] instead.<ref>http://www.quotationspage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=151&sid=52d77d6ca794bb14398236ed65400508</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==