Francis Peirson

Francis Peirson
Major Peirson
BornJanuary 1757
London, England
Died6 January 1781 (age 24)
Jersey
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1772 - 1781
RankMajor
Commands(acting garrison commander) Jersey Garrison
Battles / warsAmerican War of Independence
Battle of Jersey 

Major Francis Peirson (January 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 Islands.[1]

  1. ^ Scottish history errors explained, from The Scotsman, 3 November 2010 (retrieved 7.11.2010).