A 1780 miniature portrait of Laurens, by Charles Willson Peale
Born
(1754-10-28)October 28, 1754 Charlestown, South Carolina, British America (now Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.)
Died
August 27, 1782(1782-08-27) (aged 27) Combahee River, near Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
Buried
Laurens Family Cemetery, Mepkin Abbey Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S.
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
Continental Army
Years of service
1777–1782
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars
American Revolutionary War
Battle of Brandywine (WIA)
Battle of Germantown (WIA)
Battle of Monmouth (WIA)
Battle of Coosawhatchie (WIA)
Siege of Savannah
Siege of Yorktown
Battle of the Combahee River †
Spouse(s)
Martha Manning (m. 1776; died 1781)
Children
Frances Eleanor Laurens (b. 1777)
Relations
Henry Laurens (father)
Eleanor Laurens (mother)
Martha Laurens Ramsay (sister)
Signature
John Laurens (October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers.[1]
In 1779, Laurens gained approval from the Continental Congress for his plan to recruit a brigade of 3,000 slaves by promising them freedom in return for fighting. The plan was defeated by political opposition in South Carolina. Laurens was killed in the Battle of the Combahee River in August 1782.
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Lieutenant colonel