Benjamin Huger (American Revolution) Explained

Benjamin Huger
Children:Francis
Birth Date:c. 1746
Death Place:South Carolina, United States

Benjamin Huger (c. 1746 – 11 May 1779) was one of five Huger brothers from South Carolina who served in the American Revolutionary War. Huger became a close friend of La Fayette, having met him upon his arrival near Georgetown in 1777, and his son Francis Kinloch Huger had a role in getting La Fayette temporarily released from prison at Olomouc in the 1790s.[1] Huger was killed in an accidental friendly fire incident near Charleston, South Carolina. His grandson was the Confederate General Benjamin Huger.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lafayette, Man in the Middle. Sabra Holbrook. Atheneum. 1977. 978-0-689-30585-6. 18.
  2. Book: Encyclopedia of the American Revolution. 1974. McKay. New York. 0-8117-0578-1. Boatner III, Mark Mayo.