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SMITH, Francis, British soldier, born in England about 1720; died there, 17 November, 1791. He be(tame captain of the 10th foot in 1747, major in 1758, lieutenant-colonel in 1762, colonel and aide-de-camp to the king in 1775, and the same year commanded the troops that were sent to destroy the American stores at Concord, Massachusetts He was wounded in the fight at Lexington, became brigadier-general in 1776, and commanded a brigade in the battles on Long Island in August of that year, and at Quaker Hill in 1778. He was promoted to the grade of major-general in 1779, and lieu-tenant-general in 1787.
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