William Moultrie (November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was a South Carolina planter and politician who became a general in the American Revolutionary War. As colonel leading a state militia, in 1776 he prevented the British from taking Charleston, and Fort Moultrie was named in his honor.
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23 November 1730 Charleston, South Carolina
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Died |
27 September 1805 (aged 74) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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