Benjamin Huger was one of five Huger

Huger

Huger, a surname of French origin, may refer to:Five brothers from a prominent South Carolina family of Huguenot descent who served in the American Revolution:*Benjamin Huger , killed near Charleston...

 brothers from South Carolina

South Carolina

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 who served in the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

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. Huger became a close friend of Lafayette

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette , often known as simply Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer born in Chavaniac, in the province of Auvergne in south central France...

, having met him upon his arrival near Georgetown

Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...

 in 1777, and his son Francis Kinloch Huger had a role in getting Lafayette temporarily released from prison at Olomouc

Olomouc

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 in the 1790s.
Huger was killed in an accidental friendly fire

Friendly fire

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 incident near Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...

. His grandson was the Confederate General Benjamin Huger.