Peter Jaquett (17551834) was a United States officer who fought in the

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Revolutionary War

Peter Jaquett joined the 1st Delaware Regiment of the

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on January 4, 1776 and served until April, 1780. He fought in every military engagement under

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which took place in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and the Eastern States. Jaquett was then ordered to join the Southern Army under General

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; and he was in the

Battle of Camden The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780), also known as the Battle of Camden Court House, was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General ...

(August 16, 1780), in which the Delaware Regiment, consisting of eight companies, was reduced to two companies of ninety-six men each. The two surviving commands were led by Captain

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and himself, as the oldest surviving officers. He also served in the

Battle of Guilford Court House The Battle of Guilford Court House was on March 15, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, at a site that is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General ...

, the Second Battle of Camden and the

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. He assisted in the

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and capture of the village of that name, and was also in every action and skirmish under General Nathanael Green, in whose army he remained until the capture of

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at Yorktown. Peter Jaquett grave plaque

Personal life

Jaquett was born April 6, 1755 to Peter Jaquett (1718-1772) and his wife Elizabeth (1729-1801).Findagrave memorial for Major Peter Jaquett. After his career as a soldier, Jaquett returned to Delaware in 1782 and married Elizabeth (Eliza) Price of Chester, Pennsylvania in 1794. He spent his remaining years as a farmer on his parental estate, Long Hook Farm, just south of

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. Jaquett died September 13, 1834 and is buried at

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.''Genealogy of the Jaquett Family'', Edwin Jaquett Sellers, Allen, Lane & Scott, 1907

Legacy

The Major Peter Jaquett Chapter of the Delaware Society of the

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is named for Jaquett.

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External links

18th Century Battle Buddies: Robert Kirkwood and Peter Jaquett, Delaware Military Museum
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The Historical Marker Database file for Major Peter JaquettSons of the American Revolution patriot file for Peter JaquettSociety of the CincinnatiAmerican Revolution Institute1st Delaware Regiment

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group {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaquett, Peter 1755 births 1844 deaths Continental Army officers from Delaware People of colonial Delaware

Revolutionary War

Personal life

Legacy

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