John Wyllys

John Palsgrave Wyllys[1] (1754-1790) was a United States Army officer from Connecticut. Wyllys was the son of George Wyllys and Mary Woodbridge.[2] He graduated from Yale College with Nathan Hale.[3] He commanded the 3rd Connecticut Regiment[4] during the American Revolutionary War under General Lafayette in the Yorktown campaign.[5]

John Palsgrave Wyllys
Born1754 (1754)
Montreal, Canada
Died1790 (aged 35–36)
Kekionga (Fort Wayne, Indiana
AllegianceUnited States
ArmyContinental Army
United States Army
RankMajor
Commands held3rd Connecticut Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
Northwest Indian War
Spouse(s)Jerusha Talcott
RelationsGeorge Wyllys (father), Mary Woodbridge (mother)

Wyllys married Jerusha Talcott. They had one child, who died an infant in 1783. Jerusha died a week later.[2]

Wyllys joined the First American Regiment in 1785.[2] He died on 22 October 1790, in the climactic battle of the Harmar campaign.[6] A street in Fort Wayne, Indiana is named for him.[7]


References
  1. Sword, Wiley (1985). President Washington's Indian War: The Struggle for the Old Northwest, 1790-1795. Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 110. ISBN 0-8061-1864-4.
  2. "John Palsgrave Wyllys". Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
  3. Ockerbloom, John Mark. "Captain Nathan Hale, 1755-1776: Yale college 1773 : Major John Palsgrave Wyllys, 1754-1790: Yale college 1773". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
  4. "To George Washington from John Palsgrave Wyllys, 23 March 1781". Founders Online, National Archives. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
  5. Schenawolf, Harry (2019). "Lt. John Mansfield's Awe-Inspiring Command of the Forlorn Hope at the Battle of Yorktown". Revolutionary War Journal. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
  6. "First Regiment of Infantry". U.S. Army Center of Military History. p. 401. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
  7. "Learn About the Dead Guys Our Streets Are Named After, Part 1: Harmar Street". Allen County History Center. 2010. Retrieved 3 Dec 2021.
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