Hugh Mercer

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American Revolutionary War hero Continental Army officer brigadier general human military officer physician

Hugh Mercer was a Scottish-born American physician and brigadier general in the Continental Army who became a Revolutionary War hero after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War hero → Continental Army officer → brigadier general → human → military officer → physician →
allegiance	Thirteen Colonies → United States →
birthDate	1726-01-17 →
birthPlace	Kingdom of Great Britain → Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland →
causeOfDeath	wounds received in battle →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States of America →
deathDate	1777-01-12 →
ethnicGroup	Scottish →
familyName	Mercer →
fieldOfWork	medicine → military science →
givenName	Hugh →
hasMemorial	Hugh Mercer Monument in Fredericksburg, Virginia → Mercer Oak memorial site at Princeton Battlefield →
knownFor	being mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton → service as a Continental Army general →
languageSpoken	English →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
militaryBranch	Continental Army →
militaryRank	brigadier general →
militaryUnit	Continental Army →
namesake	Mercer County, Kentucky → Mercer County, New Jersey → Mercer County, Ohio → Mercer County, Pennsylvania → Mercer County, West Virginia → Mercer University →
notableAchievement	recognized as a hero of the Battle of Princeton →
notableEvent	Battle of Princeton →
notableWork	service in the American Revolutionary War →
occupation	physician → soldier →
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War → Battle of Princeton → French and Indian War →
placeOfBurial	Princeton, New Jersey →
placeOfDeath	Princeton, New Jersey →
residence	Fredericksburg, Virginia →
servedUnder	George Washington →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mercer County → Mercer County → Mercer County, Kentucky → Mercer County, New Jersey → Mercer County, West Virginia →	namedAfter
Battle of Assunpink Creek →	commander
Princeton Battlefield State Park →	notableCommander
Battle of Princeton →	notableCommanderAmerican