John Eager Howard

Birth	4 JUN 1752
History	4 OCT 1777		Battle of Germantown Major, USA
History	8 SEP 1781		Battle of Eutaw Springs Lt Colonel
Occup	1788-1791
Election	1816		USA Presidential Election
Death	12 OCT 1827
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John Eager Howard.—This renowned Revolutionary soldier and statesman was born in Baltimore county, June 4, 1752. In 1776 he commanded a company in the flying-camp under General Mercer, and took part in the battle of White Plains. He was with General Washington, as major of a Maryland regiment, in the battles of Germantown and Monmouth. As lieutenant-colonel he was with De Kalb in the South, and fought at Camden, South Carolina.

At the battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, he turned the fortune of the day, and secured a victory for the Americans, by a gallant bayonet-charge. This was the first occasion during the war in which the bayonet was effectively used by the Americans. At one period of the day Colonel Howard held the swords of seven... Read More