John Pitcairn, Scottish-English soldier (born 1722)

John Pitcairn

British military officer (1722–1775)

Major John Pitcairn was a British military officer. Born in Dysart, Fife, he enlisted in the Chatham Marine Division of the British Naval Service at the age of 23. He served in North America during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. Arriving in Boston…