PERCY, HUGH, DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND
\pˈɜːsi], \pˈɜːsi], \p_ˈɜː_s_i]\
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(1742-1817), in 1775 (being then known as Earl Percy) led a brigade to reinforce the British at Lexington, and allowed wanton plundering by his troops during the retreat. Several citizens were murdered. In 1776 he led a column at the reduction of Fort Washington and was the first to enter the American lines. He returned to England in 1776.
By John Franklin Jameson
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