Hamilton was born and spent the early part of his childhood in Charlestown, the capital of Nevis in the British Leeward Islands. Hamilton and his older brother, James Jr., were born out of wedlock to Rachel Lavien (née Faucette), … See more

In 1775, after the first engagement of American patriot troops with the British at Lexington and Concord, Hamilton and other King's College students joined a New York volunteer militia company called the Corsicans, … See more