COMMANDER // 1735–1805
John Robinson
Lifespan
1735 – 1805
Active service 1775 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 40.
Profile
John Robinson was a Massachusetts militia and Continental Army officer from Westford, Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War. On April 19, 1775, during the Battle of Concord, Robinson was the second highest-ranking officer in the field after Colonel James Barrett. Robinson marched next to Major John Buttrick at the head of the American column which advanced on and defeated the British Regulars at the Old North Bridge that day. Robinson would later fight at the Battle of Bunker Hill, serve under General George Washington during the Siege of Boston and, in 1786, he would take part in the agrarian insurrection known as Shays' Rebellion.
Battles (1)
1775
Lexington and ConcordAmerican Revolution · Massachusetts Bay