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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) | + | 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 | + | 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== | ||
Revision as of 18:42, October 16, 2008
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 Indians and tortured. 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 Lexington and Bunker Hill.
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.[1]
Further reading
- Ober, Frederick Albion "Old Put" The Patriot online at Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 20 February 2008.