William Smallwood (1732– February 14, 1792) was an American planter, soldier and politician from St. Mary's County, Maryland. He served as an officer during the French and Indian War and in the Maryland Assembly. He was appointed a colonel and appointed commander of the 1st Maryland Regiment, Continental Line. He was later promoted to Brigadier General and finally Major General if the Continental Army. He later served as Governor of Maryland from 1785 until 1788. He served as the first President-General of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati in 1783. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 - February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Marys County is a county located in the state of Maryland. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Official languages None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 42nd 32,160 km² 21 Population - Total (2000) - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165/km² (5th) Admission into... The 1st Maryland Regiment was raised on January 14, 1776 at Baltimore, Maryland under the command of Col. ... The Continental Army was the unified command structure of the thirteen colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. ... The following is a list of all Governors of Maryland. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
It has been noted on local historical signs in Calvert, MD, that General Smallwood occupied the "East Nottingham Friends House" at the intersections of Calvert Road and Brick Meetinghouse Road. (Near the intersection of 272 and 273) about 6 miles east of Rising Sun, Maryland. During his occupation of the building in 1778, Gen. Smallwood used the building as a hospital. Some of the soliders that died in the building are buried in the graveyard directly outside. General Smallwood also frequented the "Cross Keys Inn" (built in 1774), at the time a several room Inn and bar. This building still stands as a private residence at the intersection of Calvert Road and Cross Keys Road directly down the hill. Rising Sun is a town located in Cecil County, Maryland. ...
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biographic notes at Maryland's Smallwood State Park
Smallwood State Park is a memorial to the life and public service of WilliamSmallwood, a Revolutionary War officer, Governor of Maryland, and a member of the colonial tidewater aristrocracy.
Smallwood's plantation house has been restored and furnished in the manner of the early Federal period of American history and is open to the public.
WilliamSmallwood's tenure in the Assembly spanned the period of the growing colonial resistance to British imperial policy that led to the Revolution.
Smallwood wears his uniform of major general (the rank he received in recognition for his service at the Battle of Camden).
In addition to the museum portrait of Smallwood, Peale repainted his brother James's miniature of the subject (now unlocated) in 1788 and copied the museum portrait for the Maryland State House in Annapolis in 1823.
While General Washington camped at Valley Forge, Smallwood rejoined his men at the head of Maryland's Elk River to protect the army's supplies.
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