Biography of israel putnam

General Israel Putnam was known for his battle scars and reckless bravery. He had fought against the French in the French and Indian War and was captured by the Caughnawaga Indians during a campaign in New York and was about to be roasted alive before a French officer rescued him.

Putnam also led a regiment at the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1759 and also at Montreal.

While serving in the British expedition of Cuba in 1762, Putnam survived a shipwreck and helped the British capture Havana.

He was the Revolutionary War's Davy Crockett.

Israel Putnam's Military Career

The veteran soldier acquired some wealth shortly before the American Revolutionary War.

He had learned how to profit from his farmland, and he also owned a tavern.

As a war hero and a well-liked one at that, bringing in customers to his tavern was not hard.

Many men loved to throw back a few pints with Old Put and bash the Stamp Act (which he opposed) and