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Robert Troup (August 19, 1756 – January 14, 1832) was an American soldier, lawyer and jurist. Born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, Troup attended King's College (now Columbia University). At King's he was the roommate of Alexander Hamilton and read law under John Jay.〔 == Military service ==
At the start of the American Revolutionary War, he joined the Continental Army, serving from 1776 to 1780 and obtaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Serving under General Nathaniel Woodhull he was captured by the British near Brooklyn during the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776 and confined to the Jersey Prison Ship. He was later transferred to the Provost prison until he was exchanged in 1777. He was an aide to General Horatio Gates and participated in the Surrender of General Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga on October 17, 1777.〔 He is depicted in the painting of the ''Surrender of General Burgoyne'' at Saratoga by John Trumbull.〔(Surrender of General Burgoyne )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://americanrevolution.org/burgkey.html )〕
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