John Storm (February 3, 1760
– December 13, 1835
) was a revolutionary war soldier who notably served as a
dragoon
Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat w ...
under Colonel
William Washington in the
American Revolutionary War.
Dragoons commanded huge power upon the battlefield at the time because of their ability to incite fear in opposing infantrymen. "The shock of a cavalry charge often proved decisive in gaining a victory," is a description offered by the United States National Park Service.
Dragoon Description
United States National Park Service. Accessed December 29, 2006.
John Storm was born in Latimore Township, Pennsylvania
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History
Latimore Township was formed out of Huntington Township in 1807. The early township as formed was larger than to ...
, and died in Greene County, Indiana
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History
Gree ...
.[John Storm's Pension Record. September 24, 1831. First-hand account. Held at the National Archives in Washington D.C.] He served under Captains Ballard Smith
Ballard Smith was a soldier and congressman from Virginia.
Biography
Smith was born in Hanover County, Virginia. In the Revolutionary War, he rose to the now-defunct rank of captain lieutenant in the 1st Virginia Regiment of the Continental ...
and Thomas Boyer
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in the 1st Virginia Regiment
The 1st Virginia Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Virginia Line that served with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
History Origins
The regiment originated from the Charles City-Henrico County Regiment of M ...
, beginning in 1780.Robert Morrows
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in Colonel William Washington's regiment of Continental dragoons.
Notes
External links
John Storm's Grave
1760 births
1835 deaths
Continental Army soldiers
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