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Jun 17, 2024 · Peter Salem, an emancipated slave, served with distinction in the Continental Army. While he participated in several key Revolutionary War battles, Salem became a legend for killing British Major John Pitcairn during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Jun 17, 2024 · Peter Salem became a hero in the American Revolution. He had been born into slavery in Framingham, Massachusetts, in 1750 and was freed to fight in the revolution. After Americans began to battle the British army, British Maj. John Pitcairn demanded that the Americans surrender.
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Jun 18, 2024 · Salem is credited with having killed a crucial British officer, Maj. John Pitcairn, during the battle just as Pitcairn was gathering his troops and calling for the Patriots’ surrender.
Jun 27, 2024 · Who Killed Major John Pitcairn? Maj. John Pitcairn of the British marines became notorious among New Englanders after the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. The Massachusetts Provincial Congress published depositions from dozens of men declaring that he had ordered light infantrymen to fire on the peaceful Lexington militia company.
Jun 27, 2024 · By the time Smith's advance troops under Maj. John Pitcairn arrived in Lexington it was dawn and Capt. John Parker had his militia lined up on Lexington Common. Because he had only 77 men, Parker had no thought of impeding the 700 British soldiers.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Debate Over Taxation Without Representation Turns to War. On the night of April 18, 1775, Gage sent a contingent of troops, led by Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith and Major John Pitcairn, to Concord, Massachusetts.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Pitcairn Island, isolated volcanic island in the south-central Pacific Ocean, 1,350 miles (2,170 km) southeast of Tahiti. It is the only inhabited island of the British overseas territory of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands, which is commonly referred to as the Pitcairn Islands or as.
