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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: 2013
Caption: Spring Hill Redoubt Isidore de Lynch
Additional Description: 1755 - 1841
Born in London, Isidore was educated
in France. As a young volunteer he
fought in India, returning to France in
1771. In the Battle of Savannah he
carried orders, exposing himself to the
deadly crossfire in front of the Spring
Hill Redoubt. His bravery was praised.
He continued as an officer in the
French "Irish" regiments and fought at
Waterloo as a Division Commander.
Submitted: March 7, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p235849
File Size: 0.225 Megabytes

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