Marcus Rainsford
Marcus Rainsford | |
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Rainsford (left) | |
| Born | c. 1758 Kildare, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 4 November 1817 (aged 58–59) London, England |
| Resting place | St Giles in the Fields, London, England |
| Education | Trinity College Dublin TCD |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, author, historian |
| Known for | Author on the Haitian Revolution |
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Captain Marcus Rainsford (c. 1758 – 4 November 1817) was a British Army officer who fought in the Battle of Camden in 1780, during the American Revolutionary War. He published An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti, London, in 1805.