Caleb Gibbs, the Glossary
Caleb Gibbs (1748–1818) was the first commander of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, the unit that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.[1]
Table of Contents
17 relations: American Revolutionary War, Charlestown, Boston, Commander-in-Chief's Guard, George Washington, Henry Jackson (Continental Army general), Henry Knox, John Glover (general), Marblehead, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Newport, Rhode Island, Quasi-War, Siege of Yorktown, Society of the Cincinnati, William Colfax, 14th Continental Regiment, 1st American Regiment (1783–1784), 2nd Massachusetts Regiment.
- Aides-de-camp of George Washington
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Charlestown, Boston
Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.
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Commander-in-Chief's Guard
The Commander-in-Chief's Guard, commonly known as Washington's Life Guard, was a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
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Henry Jackson (Continental Army general)
Henry Jackson (bapt. October 19, 1747January 4, 1809) was a Continental Army officer from Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, during the American Revolutionary War. Caleb Gibbs and Henry Jackson (Continental Army general) are Continental Army officers from Massachusetts.
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Henry Knox
Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller, military officer and politician. Caleb Gibbs and Henry Knox are Continental Army officers from Massachusetts.
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John Glover (general)
John Glover (November 5, 1732 – January 30, 1797) was an American fisherman, merchant, politician, and military leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts, who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Caleb Gibbs and John Glover (general) are Continental Army officers from Massachusetts.
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Marblehead, Massachusetts
Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
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Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States.
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Quasi-War
The Quasi-War was an undeclared war from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and French First Republic.
Siege of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia.
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Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States.
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William Colfax
William Colfax (July 3, 1756 – September 9, 1838) was an American officer who served as Captain of George Washington's Life Guard beginning on March 18, 1778.
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14th Continental Regiment
The 14th Continental Regiment, also known as the Marblehead Regiment and Glover's Regiment, was raised as a Massachusetts militia regiment in 1775, and taken into the Continental Army establishment during the summer of 1775.
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1st American Regiment (1783–1784)
1st American Regiment, also known as Jackson's Continental Regiment of 1783–1784, was the last unit in the Continental Army, retained after the close of the American Revolutionary War.
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2nd Massachusetts Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, also known as Thomas' Regiment and Bailey's Regiment, was a unit of the Massachusetts Line in the 1777 establishment of the Continental Army.
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See also
Aides-de-camp of George Washington
- Alexander C. Hanson
- Alexander Hamilton
- Benjamin Walker (New York soldier)
- Caleb Gibbs
- David Cobb (Massachusetts politician)
- David Humphreys (soldier)
- Edmund Randolph
- George Baylor
- James McHenry
- John Laurens
- John Trumbull
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
- Joseph Reed (politician)
- Richard Kidder Meade (colonel)
- Richard Varick
- Robert H. Harrison
- Stephen Moylan
- Tench Tilghman
- Thomas Mifflin
- Washington's aides-de-camp
- William Grayson
- William Palfrey
- William Stephens Smith