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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Earl Van Dorn

1820 - 1863

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Earl Van Dorn (September 17, 1820 – May 7, 1863) was an American major-general who started his military career as a United States Army officer and became famous for successfully leading a defense of a Native American settlement from the Comanche. He joined Confederate forces in 1861 after the Civil War broke out and was a major general when he was killed in a private conflict. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Van Dorn has received more than 369,846 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Van Dorn is the 1,617th most popular military personnel (down from 1,398th in 2019), the 9,965th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,819th in 2019) and the 157th most popular American Military Personnel.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Earl Van Dorn ranks 1,617 out of 1,468. Before him are Alif Hajiyev, Salman Raduyev, Leonidas Polk, John Buford, Andy McNab, and Richard H. Anderson. After him are Frederick E. Morgan, Sterling Price, Redvers Buller, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, George Rogers Clark, and Polad Hashimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Earl Van Dorn ranks 74. Before him are John F. Reynolds, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, Elisha Kent Kane, George Hearst, and Thomas Baines. After him are George Grove and Anthony W. Gardiner. Among people deceased in 1863, Earl Van Dorn ranks 54. Before him are Nikolai Turczaninow, Charles Robert Cockerell, Juan Francisco de Vidal, Juan Francisco Giró, Miguel de San Román, and John Buford. After him are John B. Floyd, John J. Crittenden, and Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Van Dorn ranks 9,965 out of 18,182. Before him are Marley Shelton (1974), Jason Earles (1977), Rory Cochrane (1972), Lucinda Williams (1953), Jayma Mays (1979), and Andy Jassy (1968). After him are Lynn Burke (1943), Christian Brando (1958), Fidel LaBarba (1905), Sam Hanks (1914), Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968), and Bree Olson (1986).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Earl Van Dorn ranks 157. Before him are William J. Hardee (1815), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), George Henry Thomas (1816), Leonidas Polk (1806), John Buford (1826), and Richard H. Anderson (1821). After him are Sterling Price (1809), George Rogers Clark (1752), Nathaniel Lyon (1818), John O'Connor (1920), John Sullivan (1740), and Isaac Shelby (1750).

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