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Hugh Mercer (January 16, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the New York and New Jersey campaign and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton .
- Surgeon, apothecary
- Brigadier general (Continental Army)
- Jacobite Army (1745–1746), Pennsylvania Militia (1755–1776), Continental Army (1776–1777)
Hugh Mercer (* 17. Januar 1726 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire; † 12. Januar 1777 in Princeton, New Jersey) war ein amerikanischer Brigadegeneral des Unabhängigkeitskrieges. Leben. Mercer wurde 1726 als Sohn von William Mercer, einem Reverend der Presbyterian Church und der Ann Monro in Schottland geboren.
14. Feb. 2020 · Hugh Mercer was a Scottish doctor who fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. He was a colonel alongside George Washington and a close friend until his death in 1777. He was instrumental in the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Princeton, where he was stabbed by a British soldier. He died of his wounds at the Battle of Princeton.
3. Jan. 2021 · Hugh Mercer was a Presbyterian medic who joined the Jacobite Army in 1745 and fought at Culloden, where he was mortally wounded. He immigrated to America in 1746 and became a militia leader in the American Revolutionary War. He died at the Battle of Princeton in 1777, where he was a heroic defender of the Continental Army.
Hugh Mercer was a Scottish-born doctor and Revolutionary War general who fought with George Washington. He was killed at the Battle of Princeton in 1777, where he rallied his men with the words "Forward! Forward!"
6. Sept. 2017 · Learn about the lives and legacies of Hugh Mercer and Hugh Weedon Mercer, two American Revolution and Civil War generals who shared a surname but not a cause. Find out how they fought, died, and were honored in history.
28. Mai 2022 · Learn about Hugh Mercer, a Scottish-born doctor and officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought in the New York-New Jersey Campaign and was killed at the Battle of Princeton.
