♂ John PITCAIRN
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Major John Pitcaim, American War of Independence |
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Scottish military officer |
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Major John Pitcairn (28 December 1722 – 17 June 1775) was a Scottish military officer. Born in Dysart, Fife, he enlisted in the Marine Forcesat the age of 23 and was stationed in North America during the French and Indian War, serving at the rank of captain. Arriving in Boston in 1774 as part of a British occupation of the city, he fought in the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord during the outbreak of the American Warof Independence. Two months later in June, Pitcairn was killed in action during the battle of Bunker Hill. Respected by both his men and Pitcairn's American opponents, he was buried at Boston's Old North Church.
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