Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott (
June 13,
1786 –
May 29,
1866) was a
United States Army general,
diplomat, and
presidential candidate. Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "
Grand Old Man of the Army", he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in
American history and most
historians rate him the ablest American commander of his time. Over the course of his fifty-year career, he commanded forces in the
War of 1812, the
Mexican-American War, the
Black Hawk War, the
Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the
American Civil War, conceiving the
Union strategy known as the
Anaconda Plan that would be used to defeat the
Confederacy.
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Winfield Scott
Noun
1. United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
(synonym) Scott
(hypernym) general, full general
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