Robert Lawson
Military Person
1748 – 1805
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Who was Robert Lawson?
Robert Lawson was an officer from Virginia in the American Revolutionary War.
In early 1776 Lawson was commissioned a major in the 4th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army. He eventually became the colonel in command of the regiment. He resigned from the Continental Army in December 1777.
Lawson returned to active duty in 1779 as a brigadier general in the Virginia militia. According to some accounts, he commanded the Virginia militia at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
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