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  1. Major-General John Sullivan (February 17, 1740 – January 23, 1795) was a Continental Army officer, politician and judge who fought in the American Revolutionary War and participated several key events of the conflict, including most notably George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River.

  2. John P. Sullivan is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the deputy commander of United States Transportation Command since June 29, 2022. He most recently served as the 19th Director of Strategy, Capabilities, Policy, Programs, and Logistics of the United States Transportation Command from August 2021 to June 2022, and was ...

  3. Apr 18, 2023 · In the spring of 1779, Major General John Sullivan was selected to lead an expedition against the Iroquois Nation that was launched later that summer. Most of the Native American Confederation (known as the Longhouse Confederation) had aligned with the British.

  4. By 1775 he was a brigadier general in the Continental Army and had fought in the Siege of Boston. In January 1776 Sullivan was sent to Canada in the aftermath of the Battle of Quebec. He was put in command of retreating Patriot troops after their commander, John Thomas, died of smallpox.

  5. Aug 2, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of John Sullivan, a New Hampshire lawyer and politician who became a major general in the Continental Army. He fought in several battles, was captured by the British, and later served as governor and judge of New Hampshire.

  6. May 15, 2024 · General John Sullivan was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in many key battles during the war, and also served as a member of the Continental Congress as a delegate from New Hampshire.

  7. John Sullivan was a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later served as a delegate in the Continental Congress, a federal judge, and the Governor of New Hampshire. He led the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, a significant military campaign against the Iroquois nations that allied with the British.