Lewis, Andrew, 1720-1781
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Lewis, Andrew, 1720-1781
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Lewis, Andrew, 1720-1781
Lewis, Brig. Gen. Andrew.
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Lewis, Brig. Gen. Andrew.
Lewis, Andrew (soldier)
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Lewis, Andrew (soldier)
Lewis, Andrew, active 1754-1758, Major
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Lewis, Andrew, active 1754-1758, Major
Lewis, Andrew, General.
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Lewis, Andrew, General.
Lewis, Andrew (Richfield)
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Lewis, Andrew (Richfield)
Lewis, Andrews (Richfield, Botetourt, Va.)
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Lewis, Andrews (Richfield, Botetourt, Va.)
Lewis, Andrew (Williamsburg, Va.)
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Lewis, Andrew (Williamsburg, Va.)
Andrew Lewis
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Andrew Lewis
Col. Lewis
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Col. Lewis
Lewis, Gen. Andrew.
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Lewis, Gen. Andrew.
Col. Andrew Lewis.
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Col. Andrew Lewis.
Maj. Andrew Lewis.
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Maj. Andrew Lewis.
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Of Irish descent, Lewis was a resident of Augusta County, Va., and active in the militia there; served with distinction under Washington and Braddock during the French and Indian War; was appointed a Brigadier General in the Continental Army, 1 March 1776; took command of the forces at Williamsburg and at Gwynn Island, where in July, 1776 he was in charge of the forces that drove Gov. Dunmore out of the Old Dominion; resigned his commission, 15 April 1777 for reasons of health, but remained active in the Virginia militia and on Gov. Jefferson's executive council until his death in 1781.
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80090168
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n80090168
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4757757
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Flat Creek Plantation (Va.)
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Campbell County (Va.)
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Springfield (Va.)
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Deep Spring (Va.)
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Virginia
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Grove Brook Plantation (Va.)
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College Camp (Va.)
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