Hugh Mercer
Scottish
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Army | |||
| Bonnie Prince Charlie's army of 1745 | |||
| 3rd Virginia Regiment | 1775 | 1777 |
Lineage
- Daughter: Ann Gordon Mercer
- Son: Hugh Tennant Weedon Mercer Jr
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Army | |||
| Bonnie Prince Charlie's army of 1745 | |||
| 3rd Virginia Regiment | 1775 | 1777 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1726/01/17 | Born near, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Born | |||||
| 1756/09/08 | Captain Hugh Mercer is wounded during British Army raid on the Shawnee and Delaware Indians in Kittanning | Military | Kittanning Expedition, French and Indian War | ||||
| 1770/00/00 | Rising Sun Tavern is a favorite meeting place of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Mason, Hugh Mercer, John Marshall, the Lees and others. | Visitor | Rising Sun Tavern | Fredericksburg, VA | |||
| 1774/00/00 | Washingtons sell farm to Dr Hugh Mercer | Owner | George Washington's Ferry Farm | Fredericksburg, VA | |||
| 1775/12/28 | Hugh Mercer joins the Continental Army as colonel of the third Virginia Regiment | Military | |||||
| 1777/01/03 | Hugh Mercer receives 7 bayonet wounds and is carried off the battlefield by his aide-de-camp, John Armstrong, where he is treated by James Craik and Benjamin Rush. | American Commander | Princeton Battlefield | Princeton | Battle of Princeton | ||
| 1777/01/12 | Hugh Mercer dies from wounds received at the Battle of Princeton | Died | Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton (painting) | Princeton Battlefield | Princeton | Battle of Princeton |
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