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Mordecai Gist
Born1743 (1743)
Maryland, British America
Died1792(1792-00-00) (aged 48–49)
South Carolina, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States United States
BranchMordecai Gist Continental Army
Rank Brigadier general
Commands held2nd Maryland Brigade
Battles/wars
  • American Revolutionary War
    • Battle of Long Island
    • Battle of Camden
    • Siege of Yorktown
    • Battle of the Combahee River
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Mordecai Gist (1743–1792) was a member of a prominent Maryland family who became a brigadier general in command of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

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