The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 is a large 1783 oil painting by the Anglo-American artist John Singleton Copley. It depicts the death of Major Francis Peirson at the Battle of Jersey on 6 J
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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
The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781
…Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781 is a large 1783 oil painting by the Anglo-American artist John Singleton Copley. It depicts the death of Major Francis Peirson at the Battle of Jersey on 6 January 1781, part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783). The Battle of Jersey was the last French attempt to seize the…
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