Robert Callender (frontiersman)
Robert Callender | |
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| Born | 1726 Ireland |
| Died | July 29, 1776 (aged 50) Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Old Graveyard | |
| Branch | British Army
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| Years of service | 1756-1757, 1763, 1774-1776 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Carlisle Fort |
| Battles / wars | French and Indian War American Revolutionary War |
Robert Callender (ca. 1726 - July 29, 1776) was a frontiersman and a soldier, becoming one of the most prominent fur-traders in colonial Pennsylvania. He fought in the French and Indian War and took part in the Kittanning Expedition. He was commander of Carlisle Fort, participated in the Forbes Expedition, and was commissioned colonel at the start of the American Revolutionary War. Because of his knowledge of trails and terrain in Pennsylvania, his advice was sought by George Washington, John Forbes, and Henry Bouquet. He died at age 50 in 1776.