Francis Peirson
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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
Major Peirson
The Death of Major Peirson in the Battle of Jersey, painted by John Singleton Copley.
The Peirson pub
Battle of Jersey
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The Battle of Jersey took place on 6 January 1781 during the American War of Independence when French forces unsuccessfully invaded the British-ruled island of Jersey to remove the threat it posed to
Francis Peirson
…1757 – 6 January 1781) 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. Educated at Warrington Academy, Peirson joined the British Army in 1772. In 1779 he was…
A plaque in Saint Helier marks the house of Edward Combs who raised the alarm
The Royal Square, as seen here today, was the scene of the Battle of Jersey.