| Birth: | Jan. 24, 1733 | | Death: | May 9, 1810 | 
Revolutionary War Continental Army Major General. Served with distinction in the Northern battles of Bennington and Saratoga. Made commander of the Charleston, South Carolina defenses in 1788, he allowed the British to box him in the city, which he surrendered after the siege (1780). Exchanged, he joined Washington's army in time to participate in Cornwallis' defeat at Yorktown. As Washington's second in command, he accepted the British surrender from Cornwallis' second in Command, Brig. Gen. Charles O'Hara (Cornwallis was ill and did not personally surrender). He served as Secretary of War of the Continental Congress from 1781-1783. A myth arose that Washington spurned O'Hara's surrender sword, and directed it to General Lincoln because Cornwallis forced Lincoln to surrender Charleston. The truth is the military protocol of the time directed officers of equal rank to deal with one another. Since Washington was higher in rank to O'Hara, protocol dictated the General Lincoln accept the surrender. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
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Parents:
Benjamin Lincoln (1699 - 1771)
Elizabeth Thaxter Norton-Lincoln (1692 - 1762)
Spouse:
Mary Cushing Lincoln (1734 - 1816)
Search Amazon for Benjamin Lincoln | | | Burial:
Hingham Cemetery
Hingham
Plymouth County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: A 007 001 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 21, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 4852 |
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Benjamin Lincoln; Sir, you will be remembered as an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is notable for being involved in three major surrenders during the war: his participa...(Read more)
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