John Sullivan
BIRTH
Feb 17, 1740
Somersworth, New Hampshire
DEATH
January 23, 1795
Durham, New Hampshire
FAMILY
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Sullivan, John
(1740-1795)
John Sullivan was an American general in the Revolutionary War winning several key battles, most notably the Delaware crossing. He was a delegate in the Continental Congress where he signed the Continental Association, the third governor of New Hampshire, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
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George Sullivan
(?-2009)
Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
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Washington's Crossing Historic Park | 1112 River Rd, Washington Crossing, PA 18977 | MUSEUM | ||
Fort William & Mary-Fort Constitution | 25 Wentworth Rd, New Castle, NH 03854 | MARKER | ||
Battle of Wyoming Monument | Susquehanna Avenue, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, 18644, USA | MARKER | ||
Battle of Rhode Island 1778 Marker | 168 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI 02871 | MARKER | ||
Battle of Brooklyn Marker | Belt Parkway, New York, New York, 11209, USA | MARKER | ||
Battle Pass Marker | East Drive, New York, New York, 11238, USA | MARKER | ||
Cayuga Castle Marker | 3999 NY 90, Farleys, New York, 13160, USA | MARKER | ||
Fort Point au Fer Marker | 526 Point Au Fer Rd, Champlain, NY 12919 | MARKER | ||
Indians Castle Marker | Upper Front Street, Hinmans Corners, New York, 13905, USA | MARKER | ||
Ganesvoort Trail Marker | 5727 NY-90, Cayuga, NY 13034 | MARKER | ||
Route of Sullivan Auburn Marker | White Bridge Road, Town of Fleming, New York, 13021, USA | MARKER | ||
Route of Sullivan Marker | 3 Conklin Ave, Binghamton, NY 13903 | MARKER | ||
Oscalui Marker | Old Mills Road, North Towanda Township, Pennsylvania, 18848, USA | MARKER | ||
Sullivan's March Bradford Marker 4 | 3264 River Rd, Wysox, PA 18854 | MARKER | ||
Fort Sullivan Marker | 717 S Main St, Athens, PA 18810 | MARKER | ||
Route of Sullivan Endicot Marker | 201 W Main St, Endicott, NY 13760 | MARKER | ||
Sullivan Campaign Cayuga Marker | 6231 Railroad St, Cayuga, NY 13034 | MARKER | ||
Sullivan Expedition Brinkers Mill Marker | 5796 Hamilton Rd E, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 | MARKER | ||
Hungry Hill Marker | 135 Sullivan Trail, Pocono Summit, PA 18346 | MARKER | ||
Sullivan Bridge Marker | 729 S Shore Dr, Pocono Pines, PA 18350 | MARKER | ||
Sullivan's March Bradford Marker 3 | 34891 Grand Army of the Republic Highway, Standing Stone Township, Pennsylvania, 18854, USA | MARKER | ||
Sullivan's March - Wind Gap Marker | 826 PA-512, Wind Gap, PA 18091 | MARKER | ||
Sullivan's March - Learned's Tavern Marker | Route 611 And, Old Mill Rd, Tannersville, PA 18372 | MARKER | ||
Sullivan's March Bradford Marker | 26455 US 220, Ulster Township, Pennsylvania, 18831, USA | MARKER |
DIED:
Durham, New Hampshire
Jan 23, 1795
Sullivan read law with Samuel Livermore of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, between 1758 and 1760. He began the practice of law in 1763 at Berwick, now in Maine, and continued in the practice when he moved to Durham, New Hampshire, in 1764.
After the British evacuated Boston in the spring of 1776, Washington sent Brigadier General Sullivan north to replace the fallen John Thomas as commander in Quebec. He took command of the sick and faltering invasion force, sent some of those forces on an unsuccessful counterattack against the British at Trois-Rivières, and withdrew the survivors to Crown Point. This led to the first of several controversies between Congress and Sullivan, as they sought a scapegoat for the failed invasion of northeastern Canada. He was exonerated and promoted to major general on August 9, 1776.
He commanded the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries. As a member of Congress, Sullivan worked closely with the French ambassador to the United States, the Chevalier de la Luzerne.