General Hugh Mercer
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Mercer,
HUGH, military officer; born in Aberdeen, Scotland, about
1720; became a physician, and was assistant surgeon at the battle of
Culloden, on the side of the Pretender, and was obliged to leave his
country. He came to America in 1747, was a captain in the French and
Indian War, was severely wounded in the battle where Braddock was
defeated, and received a medal from the corporation of Philadelphia
for his prowess in that expedition. He was made lieutenant-colonel
in 1758; entered heartily into the military service when the
Revolutionary War broke out, and was made colonel of the 3d
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