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Brian Keeley, American Battlefield Trust
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Feb. 4, 1746
Kosciuszko
Polish revolutionary Tadeusz Kosciuszko is born at Mreczowszczyzna Manor in what is now modern-day Belarus
Feb. 6, 1732
United Kingdom
Portrait of Major General Charles Lee
Charles Lee, one of Washington's most infamous generals, is born in Darnall, UK
Feb. 20, 1726
Massachusetts
A photograph of the William Prescott statue in Charlestown, Mass.
William Prescott, famed hero of Bunker Hill, is born in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Feb. 22, 1730
Pennsylvania
William Franklin Portrait
William Franklin, the son of Benjamin Franklin, is born in Philadelphia
Feb. 22, 1732
Virginia
George Washington Portrait
George Washington is born on his family's plantation on Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, VA
Feb. 23, 1745
Massachusetts
The Minute Man Statue in Concord, Massachusetts
Future gunsmith and militia leader, Isaac Davis, is born in Acton, Massachusetts Bay
Feb. 24, 1722
United Kingdom
Portrait of John Burgoyne
Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne is born in Sutton, England
Feb. 25, 1799
Massachusetts
William Dawes, oil painting by John Johnston, circa 1785-95
William Dawes, Patriot and lesser-known midnight rider, dies of natural causes in Marlborough, Massachusetts
Feb. 26, 1839
New York
Depiction of Sybil Ludington by Dale Watson
Sybil Ludington, whose story remained in obscurity until the 1960s, dies at 77 in Unadilla, New York
Feb. 27, 1795
South Carolina
Francis Marion
Francis Marion, the notorious Swamp Fox and master of guerilla warfare, passes away in Berkeley County, SC
Feb. 28, 1815
South Carolina
Portrait of Peter Horry
Peter Horry, one of Francis Marion's most trusted officers, passes away in his home in Columbia, SC