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Henry Ware Lawton (March 17, 1843 – December 19, 1899) was a U.S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Civil War, the Apache Wars, and the Spanish–American War. He received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the American Civil War.
Location of Comanche County in Oklahoma. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
The Battle of San Mateo was a battle during the Philippine–American War between the United States and the Philippines.It was fought on December 19, 1899, near San Mateo in what was then Manila province (now a part of Rizal) between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton, and General Licerio Gerónimo's Morong Command and a detachment of Tiradores de la Muerte. [2]
Major-General Henry Ware Lawton Upon completion of a survey, three 320-acre (1.3 km 2 ) sites were designated as the town sites for the county seats for the Kiowa, Caddo, and Comanche Counties. Lawton was the Comanche County site, named for General Henry W. Lawton , who had been quartermaster at Fort Sill and part of the pursuit and capture of ...
It was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton, who served in the Civil War, where he earned the Medal of Honor, and was killed in action in the Philippine–American War. Lawton's landscape is typical of the Great Plains, with flat topography and gently rolling hills, while the area north of the city is marked by the Wichita Mountains.
The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. 600 Spanish soldiers held for twelve hours, until they ran out of ammunition, against Henry W. Lawton's 5th US Division, made up of 6,899 men. This action temporarily delayed the American advance on the San Juan Hills, as had been requested of General William ...
H. W. Lawton may refer to: Harold Lawton (1899–2005), British scholar; Henry Ware Lawton (1843–1899), American Army officer This page was last edited on 28 ...
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