英语词汇man of sumter的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	man of sumter
词源	man of Sumter. General P. G. T. Beauregard (1818–93) is known as the man of Sumter in American history because he headed the forces that bombarded Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861 to begin the Civil War. His troops called him “Old Borey” or “Peter.”
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