John Laurens (October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. He gained approval by the Continental Congress in 1779 to recruit a brigade of 3000 slaves by promising them freedom in return for fighting. He died in 1782.
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