Shelby, Isaac

Shelby, Isaac,

1750–1826, American frontiersman, b. Washington co. (then part of Frederick co.), Md. Around 1773 he settled in the Holston River country in what is now E Tennessee. In the American Revolution he was one of the frontier leaders who defeated the British at Kings Mt. (1780) in the Carolina campaignCarolina campaign,
1780–81, of the American Revolution. After Sir Henry Clinton had captured Charleston, he returned to New York, leaving a British force under Cornwallis to subordinate the Carolinas to British control.
..... Click the link for more information. . Shelby moved to Kentucky in 1783, helped secure its separation from Virginia, and was the first governor (1792–96) of the new state. During his second term (1812–16) he organized and commanded a body of volunteers under Gen. William Henry Harrison at the battle of the Thames River (Oct., 1813) in S Ontario, one of the few American land victories in the War of 1812. In 1818, with Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the special commission that purchased the remaining lands of the Chickasaw in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Shelby, Isaac

(1750–1826) soldier, public official; born in present-day Washington County, Md. He followed the moving frontier, relocating to Virginia (1773) and Kentucky (1783). He fought in important battles during the American Revolution and became the first governor of Kentucky (1792–96). He returned to the governor's office (1812–16) and led Kentucky volunteers in Michigan and Canada during the War of 1812. He was offered the post of secretary of war (1817) but declined because of his age.

单词	shelby, isaac
释义	Shelby, Isaac Shelby, Isaac, 1750–1826, American frontiersman, b. Washington co. (then part of Frederick co.), Md. Around 1773 he settled in the Holston River country in what is now E Tennessee. In the American Revolution he was one of the frontier leaders who defeated the British at Kings Mt. (1780) in the Carolina campaignCarolina campaign, 1780–81, of the American Revolution. After Sir Henry Clinton had captured Charleston, he returned to New York, leaving a British force under Cornwallis to subordinate the Carolinas to British control. ..... Click the link for more information. . Shelby moved to Kentucky in 1783, helped secure its separation from Virginia, and was the first governor (1792–96) of the new state. During his second term (1812–16) he organized and commanded a body of volunteers under Gen. William Henry Harrison at the battle of the Thames River (Oct., 1813) in S Ontario, one of the few American land victories in the War of 1812. In 1818, with Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the special commission that purchased the remaining lands of the Chickasaw in Kentucky and Tennessee. Shelby, Isaac (1750–1826) soldier, public official; born in present-day Washington County, Md. He followed the moving frontier, relocating to Virginia (1773) and Kentucky (1783). He fought in important battles during the American Revolution and became the first governor of Kentucky (1792–96). He returned to the governor's office (1812–16) and led Kentucky volunteers in Michigan and Canada during the War of 1812. He was offered the post of secretary of war (1817) but declined because of his age.
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