Alexander Macomb (général)

Alexander Macomb (général)
Portrait officiel du Général Macomb.

Alexander Macomb, Junior (3 avril 178225 juin 1841) est un militaire de carrière américain qui fut Commanding General of the United States Army du 29 mai 1828 au 25 juin 1841. Il s'illustra pendant la Guerre anglo-américaine de 1812 par une défense héroïque à la bataille de Plattsburgh, qui retarda l'invasion britannique jusqu'à la victoire du lac Champlain.

Bibliographie

  • George H Richards, Memoir of Alexander Macomb, the major general commanding the Army of the United States, New York : M'Elrath, Bangs, 1833. (OCLC 3456947)
  • « Macomb, Alexander » dans American national biography. v. 14 (1999). (OCLC 56885663)
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