William Sutherland (British Army officer)
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major |
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William Sutherland was a British officer during the American Revolution.
Lieutenant Sutherland, of the
After this initial engagement, the British troops marched on to Concord. Sutherland was with the British soldiers at the North Bridge in Concord when they confronted around 400 Massachusetts militia and minutemen. He attempted to rally the troops and hold the bridge when the colonial militia returned fire, "the shot heard round the world," thus igniting the American Revolution. Sutherland was wounded in the shoulder during the engagement and returned to Boston during the British retreat. Shortly afterwards, Sutherland was promoted to captain. Sutherland would later write[1] about the British action at Lexington and Concord.
Over four years later, now a major, Sutherland was in command of a British fort at
References
- ^ See Sutherland, William, and Richard Pope. Late News of the Excursions and Ravages of the King's Troops on the nineteenth of April 1775 as set forth in the Narrative of Lt. William Sutherland of His Majesty's 38th Regiment of Foot and of Richard Pope of the 47th Regiment. Edited by Harold Murdock. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1927.
Further reading
- Sutherland, William, and Richard Pope. Late News of the Excursions and Ravages of the King's Troops on the nineteenth of April 1775 as set forth in the Narrative of Lt. William Sutherland of His Majesty's 38th Regiment of Foot and of Richard Pope of the 47th Regiment. Edited by Harold Murdock. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1927.