William Maxwell (Continental Army general)

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William Maxwell (1733 – November 3, 1796) was an Ulster-born brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He led the 2nd New Jersey Regiment and fought in the Battle of Newtown, among many other actions. One of the best battlefield commanders on the American side, he was forced to resign for undisclosed reasons, probably related to his drinking.

He served during the French and Indian War, surviving Braddock's Massacre in 1755. He was next an Ensign in Col. John Johnson's N.J. Regiment and then a Lieutenant in Col. Peter Schuyler's regiment, the Jersey Blues[1].

He is buried in Greenwich Township in New Jersey.

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  1. ^ Boatner, Mark Mayo (1994) The Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, Third Edition
  • Boatner, Mark M. "Encyclopedia of the American Revolution". Third Edition 1994, Stackpole Books
  • Ward, Harry M. "Maxwell, William". American National Biography Online, September 2000.


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