John Laurens (born October 28, 1754, Charleston, South Carolina [U.S.]—died August 27, 1782, Combahee River, south of Charleston) was an American Revolutionary War officer who served as aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington.

John Laurens was a son of a wealthy South Carolina politician and a friend of George Washington. He fought in several battles, advocated for a black regiment, and died in a skirmish in 1782.

John Laurens was studying law in London, England when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, and the Revolutionary War reached a crescendo. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Laurens lived a life of comfort as his father, Henry Laurens, owned eight plantations in the colony.

John Laurens was a South Carolinian who fought in the American Revolution under George Washington. He proposed a plan to recruit and free enslaved people for the Continental Army, but it was rejected by the states.

John Laurens was a wealthy slave-merchant's son who fought in the American Revolutionary War as Washington's aide-de-camp and secretary. He was a brave and idealistic officer who advocated for freeing slaves and was killed in action in 1782.

John Laurens was an officer in the Continental Army and an aide-de-camp to General George Washington. He was a close friend of Alexander Hamilton and an advocate for allowing enslaved African-Americans to fight in the Continental Army to gain their freedom.

John Laurens was a wealthy South Carolinian who joined the Continental Army in 1776 and became Washington's aide-de-camp. He fought bravely in several battles, including Brandywine and Germantown, and was killed in action in 1782.

John Laurens was a South Carolina planter and aide-de-camp to George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He proposed a black-regiment plan, served as a special minister to France, and died in a skirmish in 1782.

John Laurens was a Revolutionary War officer and aide-de-camp to George Washington. He advocated for the abolition of slavery and the recruitment of Black troops, but was killed in 1782.