Everything about James Agnew General totally explained
James Agnew (b.Unknown –
October 4,
1777) was a British soldier, killed by a sniper in the
Battle of Germantown, during the
American Revolutionary War.
Arrival and military service
James Agnew came to
Boston in the latter part of
1775, holding the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In
1777 he commanded a brigade.
General Agnew and was engaged at the
Battle of Long Island in
1776. In
1777 Agnew accompanied British forces under the command of General
William Tryon and General
William Erskine on an inland raid against Patriot supply depots in
Danbury, Connecticut. After successfully destroying Patriot supplies, the British forces engaged and defeated
Continental Army Generals
David Wooster,
Benedict Arnold, and
Gold S. Silliman and Patriot militiamen in the
Battle of Ridgefield. Lastly, Agnew was at the
Battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded.
While leading his 4th brigade in support of Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Germantown, Brigadier General Agnew was killed by a civilian sniper named Hans Boyer.
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