COMMANDER // 1757–1781
Francis Peirson
MajorGreat Britain1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1757 – 1781
Active service 1781 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 24.
Profile
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.
Battles (1)
1781
Battle of JerseyAnglo-French War of 1778–1783 · Great Britain