Hugh Percy

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Hugh Percy was a British Army officer and nobleman best known for his leadership during key early battles of the American Revolutionary War.

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Hugh Percy canonical 3
Hugh Percy – British 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
commanded British troops in New York ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
education Eton College ⓘ
St John’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
familyName Percy ⓘ
father Algernon Seymour ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Hugh ⓘ
honorificPrefix His Grace ⓘ
knownFor service in New York during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
tactical skill in covering British retreat from Concord ⓘ
memberOf House of Percy ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRole commander of British relief column at Lexington and Concord ⓘ
militaryService served in America from 1774 to 1777 ⓘ
militaryUnit 5th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Seymour ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Earl Percy ⓘ
notableFor leadership during early battles of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Long Island ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
politicalAlignment Whig ⓘ
linked to: Whig Party
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
promotedToRank colonel ⓘ
lieutenant general ⓘ
major general ⓘ
rank general ⓘ
lieutenant general ⓘ
residence Alnwick Castle ⓘ
Northumberland House, London ⓘ
spouse Anne Craggs ⓘ
Frances Julia Burrell ⓘ
titleHeld 2nd Duke of Northumberland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Menotomy → commander → Hugh Percy ⓘ
Battle of Menotomy → commanderSide → Hugh Percy – British ⓘ
linked to: Hugh Percy
Hugh Smithson → alsoKnownAs → Hugh Percy ⓘ