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Francis Nash (c. 1742 – October 7, 1777) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
A short biography of Francis Nash, commander of all North Carolina troops in the Continental Army in the early years of the American Revolutionary War.
Brig. Gen. Francis Nash led the NC Brigade at the battles of Brandywine Creek, PA (9/11/1777) and Germantown, PA (10/4/1777). He was mortally wounded at the battle of Germantown and died on 10/7/1777.
Nash, who had been commissioned brigadier general by Congress on 5 Feb. 1777, was again ordered north in March. With the illness and death of General James Moore, Nash assumed command of the entire North Carolina brigade of nine regiments.
Francis Nash was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politician in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and was heavily involved in opposing the Regulator movement, an uprising of settlers in the North Carolina piedmont between 1765 and 1771.
Jan 13, 2008 · Francis Nash was a native of Prince Edward County Virginia, pioneer citizen of Hillsborough NC, clerk of the Superior Court of Orange County NC, a popular and successful lawyer, legislator, and militia officer. His wife was Sarah Moore Nash, daughter of Maurice Moore of North Carolina.
Oct 4, 2016 · On October 4, 1777, Francis Nash, brigadier general of the North Carolina Continental Troops under General George Washington in the American Revolution, was mortally wounded by a cannon ball at the Battle of Germantown, near Philadelphia.
