John Haslet

John Haslet
Bornc. 1727
Burnfoot, Ireland
DiedJanuary 3, 1777 (aged c. 50)
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Allegiance
Years of service1758, 1776-1777
Battles / wars
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
ChildrenJoseph, 1 other son and 2 daughters

John Haslet (c. 1727 – January 3, 1777) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and soldier from Milford, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the French and Indian War and an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, serving as the first Colonel of the 1st Delaware Regiment. He was killed in action at the Battle of Princeton.