Major John Pitcairn

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Major John Pitcairn was a British Marine officer best known for leading troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War, including the confrontations at Lexington and Concord.

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Major John Pitcairn canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
burialPlace Old North Church crypt, Boston ⓘ
linked to: Old North Church
causeOfDeath gunshot wound ⓘ
child Alexander Pitcairn ⓘ
David Pitcairn ⓘ
Robert Pitcairn ⓘ
Thomas Pitcairn ⓘ
William Pitcairn ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1722-12-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1775-06-17 ⓘ
employer British Army ⓘ
Royal Navy (as a Marine officer aboard ships) ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish ⓘ
familyName Pitcairn ⓘ
linked to: Pitcairn Islands
givenName John ⓘ
honorificPrefix Major ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Marines ⓘ
militaryRank lieutenant colonel ⓘ
major ⓘ
notableCommand advance guard of British troops on the march to Lexington and Concord ⓘ
notableEvent opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableFor leading British Marines during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
role in the confrontations at Lexington and Concord ⓘ
notableRelative Robert Pitcairn (son, Royal Navy midshipman and namesake of Pitcairn Island) ⓘ
notableWork command of British advance troops at Lexington and Concord ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
participantIn Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dysart, Fife, Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
positionHeld major in the Royal Marines ⓘ
second-in-command of the British column at Lexington and Concord ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
serviceEnd 1775 ⓘ
serviceStart 1740s ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth Dalrymple ⓘ

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North Bridge skirmish → commander → Major John Pitcairn ⓘ