Samuel Kemper

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Samuel Kemper (died 1814) was an American adventurer and filibuster.

Born in Fauquier County, Virginia, Kemper was involved, with his brothers Reuben and Nathan Kemper, in the 1804 rebellion against Spanish authorities in West Florida.

He later participated in the 1812-13 Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition into Spanish Texas, becoming the commander after the death of Col. Magee during the siege of La Bahia in February 1813. He defeated the Spanish forces in several battles, but he eventually withdrew from the expedition when he lost confidence in the Mexican leaders.

He fell ill from malaria on his return to the United States and died at St. Francisville, Louisiana, in 1814.

See also

• Battle of Medina
• Battle of Rosillo Creek
• Reuben Kemper, his brother

References

• Andrew McMichael, Atlantic Loyalties: Americans in Spanish West Florida, 1785-1810, University of Georgia Press, 2008.

External links

• Samuel Kemper from the Handbook of Texas Online