Lambert Latham

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Lambert Latham born in 1768 (died September 6, 1781) was a black hero during the American Revolutionary War at the battle at Fort Griswold in Groton, Connecticut on September 6, 1781. After his commander, Colonel William Ledyard, was killed, Latham continued to fight and was stabbed thirty-three times by British soldiers. Latham died of his wounds.[1]

References

  1. ^ Clinton, Catherine. The Black Soldier: 1492 to the Present. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY: 2003