Robert Magaw
BIRTH
1738
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DEATH
January 7, 1790
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
FAMILY
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Magaw, Robert
(1738-1790)
Robert Magaw was an American politician and lawyer from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, who served as a colonel in the Continental Army during the U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
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Battle of Brooklyn Marker | Belt Parkway, New York, New York, 11209, USA | MARKER | ||
Main Line of Defences Marker | 3582 Broadway, New York, New York, 10031, USA | MARKER | ||
Middle Redoubt of the American Army 1776 Marker | 508 West 153rd Street, New York, New York, 10031, USA | MARKER | ||
Colonel Robert Magaw Position Marker | 2 Magaw Pl # 44b, New York, NY 10033 | MARKER |
DIED:
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Jan 7, 1790
Robert was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1738. His parents, William and Elizabeth Magaw, had earlier immigrated from Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, to the eastern shore of Maryland. He later settled in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and practiced law there.
Magaw served several years in the militia, and when the war broke out he was made a colonel in command of the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion. During the New York campaign he was in command of the U.S. garrison at Fort Washington. He was forced to surrender it, and became a prisoner on November 16, 1776. Based on his parole he was set at liberty in New York City, but could not leave the city until he was exchanged. This did not happen until October 1780.