Captain Michael Rudulph
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Capt. Michael Rudulph During Revolutionary War this daring officer commanded Cecil County troop of Lee's Legion, the Cavalry of Lt. Col. Henry (Lighthorse Harry) Lee. Near here in 1778 Rudulph is said to have led squad disguised as poultry peddlers who boarded and captured British Man-of-War blockading the Port of Charlestown.
His cousin, Maj. John (fighting Jack) Rudulph also served with distinction in Lee's Legion. Marker erected 1976 by Colonial Charlestown Commission and Maryland Historical Society
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