1738 - 1795 (56 years)
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Name |
Isaac Motte |
Birth |
8 Dec 1738 |
South Carolina, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
8 May 1795 |
Charleston, South Carolina |
Person ID |
I133470 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Jun 2015 |
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Notes |
- Served in Canada & Fort Moultrie
SC Representative to Continental Congress
Isaac Motte was appointed an ensign in His Majesty's Sixtieth Royal
American Regiment at the age of eighteen. He served in Canada during the
Seven Years War. At the outbreak of our Revolutionary War, he was a
lieutenant colonel in the Second Regiment of Foot and was second in
command at the Battle of Fort Moultrie. He was promoted to colonel in
September 1776, but resigned his commission when named to the Privy
Council.
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