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Hugh Mercer (January 17, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a soldier and physician. He initially served with British forces during the Seven Years War but later became a brigadier general in the Continental Army and a close friend to George Washington. Mercer died as a result of his wounds received at the Battle of Princeton and became a fallen hero and rallying symbol of the American Revolution.

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  • Hugh Mercer
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  • Hugh Mercer (January 17, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a soldier and physician. He initially served with British forces during the Seven Years War but later became a brigadier general in the Continental Army and a close friend to George Washington. Mercer died as a result of his wounds received at the Battle of Princeton and became a fallen hero and rallying symbol of the American Revolution.
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dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
serviceyears
  • Colonial militia: 1755-1760, 1775-1776
  • Continental Army: 1776–1777
  • Jacobite army:1745-1746
Birth Date
  • 1726-01-17(xsd:date)
Branch
death place
  • Princeton, New Jersey
Name
  • Hugh W. Mercer
Caption
  • Hugh Mercer
  • Sketch by John Trumbull
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Pitsligo Kirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
death date
  • 1777-01-12(xsd:date)
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States
Battles
  • American Revolutionary War *Battle of Trenton *Battle of Princeton Seven Years' War *Kittanning Expedition *Battle of Fort Duquesne Jacobite Rising of 1745 *Battle of Culloden
laterwork
  • surgeon, apothecary
placeofburial
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
abstract
  • Hugh Mercer (January 17, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a soldier and physician. He initially served with British forces during the Seven Years War but later became a brigadier general in the Continental Army and a close friend to George Washington. Mercer died as a result of his wounds received at the Battle of Princeton and became a fallen hero and rallying symbol of the American Revolution.
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