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Francis Peirson

MajorGreat Britain1 battle1 war

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17571781

17601765177017751780Anglo-French War of 1778–1783 · 1778-1783Battle of Jersey — January 6, 1781 · Great Britain · Anglo-French War of 1778–1783

Active service 17811 battle across 1 war; first command at age 24.

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Major Francis Peirson was a British Army officer who was serving on Jersey, in the Channel Islands off the coast of France. He was killed in the Battle of Jersey, one of the last battles to take place in the British Isles.

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