Adam Stephen
Military Person
1718 – 1791
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Who was Adam Stephen?
Adam Stephen was a Scottish-born doctor and military officer. He came to North America, where he served in the Virginia colonial militia under George Washington during the French and Indian War. He served under Washington again in the American Revolutionary War, rising to lead a division of the Continental Army. After a friendly fire incident in the 1777 Battle of Germantown, Stephen was found to have been drunk during the battle, and was cashiered out of the army. He later founded Martinsburg, West Virginia.
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- Born
- 1718
Aberdeenshire - Education
- University of Edinburgh
- King's College, Aberdeen
- Died
- Jul 16, 1791
Martinsburg
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on July 23, 2013
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