Lewis Nicola
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Lewis Nicola (1717-c.1807) was an army officer in the American army during the American Revolutionary War. He was brevetted brigadier general in 1783. In 1783, he wrote the Newburgh letter to George Washington on behalf of his officers suggesting to George Washington that he become the "King of the United States".
Lewis Nicola was born in Dublin, Ireland, served in the British Army, and rose to the rank of Major. He resigned and came to Philadelphia about 1766. He provided valuable assistance to the Americans in their quest for independence from Great Britain.
He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Nicola published A Treatise of Military Exercise Calculated for the Use of Americans, (1776)
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