John Pitcairn

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British military officer Royal Marines officer person

John Pitcairn was a British Marine officer best known for leading advance troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military officer ⓘ
Royal Marines officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain ⓘ
describedAs British Marine officer best known for leading advance troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
familyName Pitcairn Islands ⓘ
surface form: Pitcairn
givenName John ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Marines ⓘ
militaryUnit Royal Marines ⓘ
surface form: British Marines
notableEvent opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableFor leading advance troops during the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
role in the Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
notableRole field commander of advance troops in 1775 ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
partOf British expeditionary forces in Massachusetts ⓘ
placeOfActivity Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ
Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
rank lieutenant colonel ⓘ
major ⓘ
sideInWar British side in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

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