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British Army officer (1744–1780)
For the drummer, see Patrick Ferguson (drummer). For other uses, see Patrick Ferguson (disambiguation).
Patrick Ferguson
Anonymous miniature of Patrick Ferguson in uniform, as Captain of the light company of the 70th Foot, c. 1774–77 (private collection)
Born
(1744-06-04)4 June 1744 Pitfour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died
7 October 1780(1780-10-07) (aged 36) South Carolina, United States
Allegiance
Great Britain
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1759–1780
Rank
Major
Unit
Royal Scots Greys (1759–1768) 70th Regiment of Foot (1768–1772)
Commands held
Ferguson's Rifle Corps (1776–1777) Fraser's Highlanders (1777–1780)
Battles/wars
Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War †
Patrick Ferguson (1744 – 7 October 1780) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, an early advocate of light infantry and the designer of the Ferguson rifle. He is best known for his service in the 1780 military campaign of Charles Cornwallis during the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, in which he played a great effort in recruiting American Loyalists to serve in his militia against the Patriots.
Ultimately, his activities and military actions led to a Patriot militia force mustered to put an end to his force of Loyalists, and he was killed in the Battle of Kings Mountain, at the border between the colonies of North Carolina and South Carolina. Leading a group of Loyalists whom he had recruited, he was the only regular army officer participating on either side of the conflict. The victorious Patriot forces desecrated his body in the aftermath of the battle.
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and ammunition were lost. Another leader of Loyalists, the Scotsman PatrickFerguson, commanded a force called the American Volunteers, who formed part...
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yards with a 3- to 4-inch inaccuracy. The creator of this rifle, Major PatrickFerguson, used approximately 100 of them for his rifle corps; however, when...
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