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Alexander Hamilton

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Lifespan

1757 – 1804

17601770178017901800American Revolution · 1775–1783Battle of White Plains — October 28, 1776 · United States · American RevolutionBattle of Brandywine — September 11, 1777 · United States · American RevolutionBattle of Princeton — January 3, 1777 · United States · American RevolutionYorktown — Sep–Oct 1781 · United States · American Revolution

Active service 1776–1781 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 19.

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Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 under the presidency of George Washington. He also founded America's first political party, the Federalist Party, in 1791.

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Battles (4)

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