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Samuel Elbert was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Savannah, Georgia. In the Revolutionary War he was wounded and captured at the Battle of Brier Creek. He rose to the rank of major general in the Georgia militia and colonel in the Continental Army. He was brevetted a Continental brigadier general after the end of the war. He later served a term as Governor of Georgia. He commanded American Colonial forces that were victorious against the British in a naval battle near St.