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59: 402:, wrote and advised William not to petition the House of Lords. He felt that the right of indisputable peerage demanded that William just claim the titles as others had done. His opinion was that others lay similar claims to titles so he would not be opposed. It is possible William did not want to commit a crime, or be found out, and if the House of Lords advanced his claim it would be forever legal. One problem was that to prove his claim in court, two old men were called upon to testify that William did in fact descend from the first Earl through his uncle named John Alexander. This might have been persuasive in a Scottish court but might be considered dubious in England. 113: 4156: 992: 134: 1485: 4144: 398:, encouraged William Alexander through representatives to seek the title. The goal was vast land holdings in America that the holder of the title was to enjoy. The sponsors were to receive money and land if William was successful. With this in mind, William decided to petition the House of Lords. A friend and professional agent in Scotland, 1281:
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to Gates that stated, "Heaven has determined to save your country or a weak general and bad counselors would have ruined it". The loyal Stirling wrote to Washington the next day and repeated what Wilkinson said. Washington, in turn, wrote to Conway, repeating what Stirling had written. Once exposed,
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Because of his actions at Long Island, one newspaper called Stirling "the bravest man in America", and he was praised by both Washington and the British for his bravery and audacity. Later a commemorative monument was erected at the site of the military engagements and embattled retreat and the plot
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as rear-guard. Though heavily outnumbered he led a counter-attack, eventually dispersing his men before being overwhelmed. Stirling himself was taken prisoner but he had held the British forces occupied long enough to allow the main body of Washington's army to escape to defensive positions at
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had been questioned. It was settled in his favor, by a unanimous vote of a jury of twelve in a Scottish court in 1759, and William claimed the disputed title of Earl of Stirling. It is not clear whether the case went to court because of an unfavorable answer from the
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and stayed for dinner because it was raining. Wilkinson got drunk and began repeating criticisms of Washington that he had heard from other officers. Finally, he claimed to have read a letter from
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Legal opinion was that this was a "Scottish heir" problem, so the title right was solved. This might have been unopposed, as indisputable peerage, except there was a catch. The two sponsors,
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awarded Alexander a gold medal for accepting the society's challenge to establish viticulture and wine making in the North American colonies by cultivating 2,100 grape (
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shoreline. Later, under the cover of a miraculous fog which enveloped the river, Washington was able to barge his remaining troops and equipment across back to
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The life of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, Major-General in the Army of the United States during the Revolution: with selections from his correspondence
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the cabal went to pieces. Conway denied ever writing the note, Wilkinson called Stirling a liar, and Gates made statements that made himself look guilty.
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for nearly two months, from December 21, 1778, when he left to meet with Congress in Philadelphia, until he returned about February 5, 1779.
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on 28 June 1778, Stirling commanded the American Left Wing. This included the 1st (429), 2nd (487), and 3rd Pennsylvania (438) Brigades,
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colonial militia. Because he was wealthy and willing to spend his own money in support of the Patriot cause, he outfitted his unit, the
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in the Scottish peerage became dormant or extinct upon the death of Henry Alexander, 5th Earl of Stirling. William Alexander's father,
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in 1781, Stirling was appointed commander of the elements of the Northern Army, left behind to guard New York and was sent up the
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ultimately overruled Scottish law and denied the title in 1762. He continued to hold himself out as "Lord Stirling" regardless.
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was a guest there on several occasions during the revolution and gave away Alexander's daughter at her wedding. In 1767, the
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Throughout most of the war Stirling was considered to be third or fourth in rank behind General Washington. At the
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through Scottish lineage (being the senior male descendant of the paternal grandfather of the
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Mary Alexander (1749–1820), who married wealthy merchant Robert Watts (1743–1814), son of
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Brooklyn By Name How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names
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Lord Stirling Community School, a public elementary school in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Always a heavy drinker, Alexander was in poor health by 1782, suffering from severe
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In 1747, William Alexander married Sarah Livingston (1725–1805), the daughter of
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had made a wide flanking attack sweeping to the east through the lightly-guarded
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have been preserved. In January 1780, he led an ineffective raid against
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McCormick, Richard P. "The Royal Society, The Grape and New Jersey" in
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Through his daughter Catherine, he is grandfather to college president
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Stirling was released in a prisoner exchange, in return for governor
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William Alexander, Lord Stirling: George Washington's Noble General
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American Revolutionary War prisoners of war held by Great Britain
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Through his daughter Mary, he is great-grandfather of General
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division. He held against repeated attacks by a superior
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He inherited a large fortune from his father, dabbled in
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British military personnel of the French and Indian War
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battlefield, is named William Alexander Middle School
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on December 26, 1776, he received the surrender of a
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took their conjoined armies south for the climactic
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as a sacred parcel of "blood-soaked Maryland soil".
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Index

William Alexander (American general)
Earl of Stirling
Lord Stirling

New York City
New York
British America
Albany, New York
United States
Continental Army
Major General
1st New Jersey Regiment
Continental Army
American Revolutionary War
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown
Battle of Monmouth
Philip Livingston
William Livingston
major general
American Revolutionary War
Earl of Stirling
1st Earl of Stirling
House of Lords
Battle of Long Island
George Washington
Conway Cabal
New York City

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