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Otho Holland Williams (March 1, 1749 – July 15, 1794) was a Continental Army officer from Maryland in the American Revolutionary War. He participated in many battles throughout the war in the New York, New Jersey and Southern theaters, eventually ending his career as a brigadier general.

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  • Otho Holland Williams, originaire du Maryland, était un officier de l'armée continentale lors de la guerre d'indépendance américaine. * Portail de la révolution américaine * Portail des forces armées des États-Unis (fr)
  • Otho Holland Williams (March 1, 1749 – July 15, 1794) was a Continental Army officer from Maryland in the American Revolutionary War. He participated in many battles throughout the war in the New York, New Jersey and Southern theaters, eventually ending his career as a brigadier general. Born in rural Prince George's County, Maryland, Williams spent his childhood on Springfield Farm near present-day Williamsport. He was orphaned at age thirteen and was put in the care of his father's brother-in-law, Mr. Ross. Williams took an apprenticeship under Mr. Ross and studied his profession in the Clerk's office of Frederick, eventually taking charge of the office. At age eighteen, Williams moved to Baltimore and undertook a similar trade. Williams returned to Frederick in 1774 and entered into a commercial life. In response to Congress's call for soldiers at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in the spring of 1775, Williams joined a Continental Army rifle unit as a commissioned officer. Soon thereafter, he and his unit marched off to the Siege of Boston. Seeing his first significant combat action in late 1776 at the Battle of Fort Washington, Williams was captured by the British and imprisoned in New York. He was released in early 1778 and returned to the Continental Army as colonel of the 6th Maryland Regiment, a position he had acquired during his captivity. From thereafter, Williams led his regiment through much of the southern campaign, most notably in the battles of Camden, Guilford Court House, and Eutaw Springs. Near the end of the War, Williams was sent by his commanding officer General Greene with documents to Congress and was promoted to brigadier general in 1782. After the war, Williams later served as an associate justice for Baltimore County, and as the first commissioner of the Port of Baltimore. He returned to Springfield Farm in 1787, bought the house and the surrounding land, and began laying out the town of Williamsport. In 1792, Washington offered Williams to be brigadier general of the army, though he declined due to his failing health. Williams died two years later in 1794 while travelling to Sweet Springs, Virginia. (en)
  • Otho Holland Williams (1 Maret 1749 – 15 Juli 1794) adalah seorang perwira dari Maryland dalam Perang Revolusi Amerika. Ia ikut serta dalam banyak pertempuran sepanjang perang tersebut di palagan-palagan dan , kemudian mengkahiri karirnya sebagai Brigadir Jenderal. (in)
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  • Painting of Williams in 1784 by Charles Willson Peale (en)
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  • Continental Army *Capt. Thomas Price's Independent Rifle Company of Maryland *6th Maryland Regiment (en)
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  • Otho Holland Williams, originaire du Maryland, était un officier de l'armée continentale lors de la guerre d'indépendance américaine. * Portail de la révolution américaine * Portail des forces armées des États-Unis (fr)
  • Otho Holland Williams (1 Maret 1749 – 15 Juli 1794) adalah seorang perwira dari Maryland dalam Perang Revolusi Amerika. Ia ikut serta dalam banyak pertempuran sepanjang perang tersebut di palagan-palagan dan , kemudian mengkahiri karirnya sebagai Brigadir Jenderal. (in)
  • Otho Holland Williams (March 1, 1749 – July 15, 1794) was a Continental Army officer from Maryland in the American Revolutionary War. He participated in many battles throughout the war in the New York, New Jersey and Southern theaters, eventually ending his career as a brigadier general. (en)
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