James Robertson | |
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| Born | June 28, 1742 Brunswick County, Virginia, British America |
| Died | September 1, 1814 (aged 72) Chickasaw Bluff, Tennessee[1] |
| Buried | Nashville City Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | Southwest Territory militia |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Mero District militia |
| Battles / wars | Cherokee–American wars |
| Relations | Charlotte Reeves (wife) Anne Robertson Johnson Cockrill (sister) |
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James Robertson (June 28, 1742 – September 1, 1814) was an American explorer, soldier and Indian agent, and one of the founding fathers of what became the State of Tennessee. An early companion of explorer Daniel Boone, Robertson helped establish the Watauga Association in the early 1770s, and to defend Fort Watauga from an attack by Cherokee in 1776. In 1779, he co-founded what is now Nashville, and was instrumental in the settlement of Middle Tennessee. He served as a brigadier general in the Southwest Territory militia in the early 1790s, and as an Indian Commissioner in later life.
- ^ Terry Weeks, "James Robertson," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: 3 February 2013.