Marquis Calmes

Calmes
Calmes
	Calmes in an 1806 portrait; by Jacob Frymire
Born	26 February 1755; Shenandoah, Virginia, United States of America
Died	27 February 1834 (aged 79); Versailles, Kentucky, United States of America
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	American Continental Army
Years of service	1776-1779 American Revolution ; 1812-1813 War of 1812
Rank	Captain ; Brigadier General
Unit	2nd Virginia Regiment ; 1st Division Kentucky Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine; Battle of Germantown; Battle of Monmouth; War of 1812 Battle of Thames;
Relations	Wife: Priscilla Hale (1759–unknown)
Other work	Politician; General Assembly of Kentucky

Marquis Calmes IV (1755-1834)[1] was an American military leader.

Biography

Calmes' father was William Waller Calmes, 1727-1773.[2]

Calmes' mother was Lucy Neville.

Calmes was born 26 February 1755 in Shenandoah, Virginia, as the fourth Marquis de Calmes. As a young man, he was sent abroad to be educated. When the American Revolution started, he returned to Virginia. He raised and equipped a company at his own expense, and joined the 2nd Virginia Regiment as a lieutenant.

At the Battle of Brandywine, Colonel Thomas Marshall, the commander of the Second Regiment, was seriously injured. Calmes replaced Marshall at the battle. Calmes was then promoted to Captain.

Calmes served in the Second Regiment until the conclusion of his term of service in 1779. He left Virginia and made his way to Kentucky, where he settled near Colonel Marshall in Woodford County, Kentucky. Calmes was one of the founders of Versailles, Kentucky. He married Priscilla Hale.

In 1795, he served in the Kentucky State Legislature.

During the War of 1812, Calmes was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a brigade of Kentucky riflemen. He served under William Henry Harrison.

Following the War of 1812, Calmes returned again to his estate near Versailles, Kentucky. He died on February 27, 1834.[3][4]

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References

Blakemore, Maurice Neville (1963). The Blakemore family and allied lines. Author. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
Blakemore, Maurice Neville (1963). The Blakemore Family and Allied Lines. I have a copy: Privately by Author. p. 170. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 18, Issue 53, May, 1920, pp. 77-79.
The Kentucky Encyclopedia By John E. Kleber, University Press of Kentucky, 1992, p. 153

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[Blakemore1963-1] Blakemore, Maurice Neville (1963). The Blakemore family and allied lines. Author. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[2] Blakemore, Maurice Neville (1963). The Blakemore Family and Allied Lines. I have a copy: Privately by Author. p. 170. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[3] The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 18, Issue 53, May, 1920, pp. 77-79.

[4] The Kentucky Encyclopedia By John E. Kleber, University Press of Kentucky, 1992, p. 153