[DOC] [TLE] Francis Nash - Wikipedia [PAR] Francis Nash ( c. 1742October 7, 1777) was a brigadier general in the 
Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he 
was a lawyer, public official, and politician in ... He is honored by several city and 
county names, including those of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, North 
Carolina, and... [DOC] [TLE] Brig. General Francis Nash - Geni [PAR] Jul 9, 2016 ... Genealogy for Francis Nash (1742 - 1777) family tree on Geni, with ... Francis 
Nash in MyHeritage family trees (Folkers Web Site) .... Francis Nash (1742  
October 7, 1777) was a brigadier general killed in the American Revolutionary 
War. ... The cities of Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Georgia, Nashville,... [DOC] [TLE] Francis Nash - North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program [PAR] Francis Nash was a General for the Patriot forces in the American Revolution 
who died ... was clerk of court and an assemblyman before the Revolutionary 
War began, and ... Carolina Governor William A. Graham during the mid-
nineteenth century. ... North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee, are named for 
Francis Nash. [DOC] [TLE] World Geography & Culture Online - Print Page - Facts on File [PAR] Tennessee, the state's capital and second largest city. It lies on the ... It was 
named for Francis Nash, a Revolutionary War general. One of the oldest homes 
is Travelers' Rest, a mansion dating from the late 18th century. Near Nashville is 
the... [DOC] [TLE] How Nashville's Neighborhoods Got Their Names | Mental Floss [PAR] May 19, 2015 ... Nashville was named after Revolutionary War General Francis ... fur trappers
the settlement was originally dubbed "Nashborough" but ... around it was 
developed into a "satellite city" in the mid-20th century and took his name. 
Bluefield. This area in Donelson earned its name in the late 18th century from... [DOC] [TLE] How All 50 State Capitals Got Their Names | Mental Floss [PAR] Dec 18, 2015 ... While Montgomery city is named after Richard Montgomery, the .... to as Fair 
Haven in English in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the ..... Nashville, 
Tennessee is named after Revolutionary War General Francis Nash. [DOC] [TLE] Eighteenth-Century North Carolina Timeline | NC Museum of History [PAR] Explore eighteenth century North Carolina with this detailed timeline by the N.C. 
... Trent and Neuse Rivers, displacing an American Indian town named Chattoka. 
... September 22: The Tuscarora War opens when Catechna Creek Tuscaroras 
begin ..... October 4: Brigadier General Francis Nash is mortally wounded while... [DOC] [TLE] Overview of Nashville, Tennessee [PAR] Francis Nash-was being constructed as a fort on the west banks of the 
Cumberland ... Nashville was named the permanent capital of Tennessee in 
1843, and one year later ... Like many cities, the Civil War steered Nashville in a 
new direction - a ..... reproduce what life in this frontier outpost was like in the late 
18th century. [DOC] [TLE] Nashville Tennessee Music City Athens of South [PAR] In 1843, the city was named the permanent capital of the state of Tennessee. ... 
The post-Civil War years of the late 19th century brought a newfound prosperity 
to Nashville. ... In 2008, Nashville was ranked as the 18th-worst spring allergy city 
in the .... The Francis Craig Orchestra entertained Nashvillians from 1929 to 1945
... [DOC] [TLE] Info about War+of+the+Regulation | Entities Finder [PAR] Desc: The War of the Regulation or the Regulator Movement was an uprising in 
the ... Centered on time travelling 20th-century nurse Claire Randall and her 18th
-century Scottish ... The harbor tug USS Cheraw was named in the town's honor. 
... Desc: Francis Nash was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the
... [DOC] [TLE] SnowyAcres Overview - Golden Retrievers of ShilohPark [PAR] The first settlement (Fort Nashborough, named in honor of General Francis Nash 
 Revolutionary War) was made on the banks of the ... the end of the eighteenth 
century  having seen Indian attacks dwindle and stability begin to arrive. ... 
Nashville was a prosperous river city in 1860

Question: The city was named for Francis Nash, a general in this 18th century war
Answer: Revolutionary War