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Marcus Rainsford | |
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| Born | circa 1758[citation needed] 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)[1] 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.
- ^ Rainsford, Marcus (2013). Youngquist, Paul; Pierrot, Gregory (eds.). An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti. Durham: Duke University Press. pp. xi–xv. ISBN 9780822352785.