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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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