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New page: '''Salvador Ruby''' (1765-?) was a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans who, after joining the militia in 1779, served in the military campaigns ...
'''Salvador Ruby''' ([[1765]]-?) was a [[Wikipedia:Louisiana Creole people|Louisiana Creole]] from New Orleans who, after joining the militia in [[1779]], served in the military campaigns of [[Bernardo de Gálvez]], including the [[1781]] [[siege of Pensacola]], during which he led a brigade of Creoles against the British forces.
By June 23, 1816, Ruby was commanding officer of a militia unit in Pensacola comprised of free people of color.
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==References==
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*Ora Wills. ''Images in Black: A Pictorial History of Black Pensacola''. University of West Florida Foundation Pioneer Series, 2004.
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By June 23, 1816, Ruby was commanding officer of a militia unit in Pensacola comprised of free people of color.
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==References==
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*Ora Wills. ''Images in Black: A Pictorial History of Black Pensacola''. University of West Florida Foundation Pioneer Series, 2004.
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