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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 ...
Patrick Ferguson (04 de junho de 1744, Pitfour, Aberdeenshire, Escócia — 07 de outubro de 1780 (36 anos), Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos), foi um oficial escocês do Exército Britânico, um dos primeiros defensores da infantaria ligeira e projetista do rifle Ferguson.
Learn about Patrick Ferguson, a Scottish officer who served in the British army during the American Revolution. He invented the Ferguson rifle, led a raid in New Jersey, and was killed at the Battle of King's Mountain.
PUBLICIDADE. Militar britânico nascido em Pitfour, hoje Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, inventor do primeiro rifle carregável pela culatra empregado pelo exército britânico. Encorajado pelo seu tio, o GeneralJames Murray, aos 15 anos entrou para a British Army, como Cornetim no Royal North British Dragoons, o Scots Greys.
Patrick Ferguson was a British soldier, marksman, and inventor of the Ferguson flintlock rifle. Ferguson served in the British army from 1759. In 1776 he patented a rifle—one of the earliest practical breechloaders—that was the best military firearm used in the American Revolution.
26 de mar. de 2024 · Learn about Patrick Ferguson, a Scottish-born officer in the British Army who invented the Ferguson Rifle and fought in the American Revolutionary War. Find out how he was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780.
8 de dez. de 2022 · Major Patrick ‘Bulldog’ Ferguson was one of the most fierce, and fiercely hated, British commanders of the Revolutionary War. But when he tried to subdue Patriot activity in the Appalachian ...
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