Benjamin Huger | |
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Born | c. 1746 |
Died | 11 May 1779 (aged
c. 33) South Carolina, United States |
Children | Francis |
Benjamin Huger ( c. 1746 – 11 May 1779) was one of five Huger brothers from South Carolina who served in the American Revolutionary War. Huger became a close friend of La Fayette, having met him upon his arrival near Georgetown in 1777, and his son Francis Kinloch Huger had a role in getting La Fayette temporarily released from prison at Olomouc in the 1790s. [1] Huger was killed in an accidental friendly fire incident near Charleston, South Carolina. His grandson was the Confederate General Benjamin Huger. [2]
Benjamin Huger | |
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Born | c. 1746 |
Died | 11 May 1779 (aged
c. 33) South Carolina, United States |
Children | Francis |
Benjamin Huger ( c. 1746 – 11 May 1779) was one of five Huger brothers from South Carolina who served in the American Revolutionary War. Huger became a close friend of La Fayette, having met him upon his arrival near Georgetown in 1777, and his son Francis Kinloch Huger had a role in getting La Fayette temporarily released from prison at Olomouc in the 1790s. [1] Huger was killed in an accidental friendly fire incident near Charleston, South Carolina. His grandson was the Confederate General Benjamin Huger. [2]