John Nixon
Military Person
1724 – 1815
Who was John Nixon?
John Nixon was an American brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on March 1, 1727, to Christopher and Mary Nixon. In 1755 he served in the Massachusetts militia during Sir William Johnson's campaign against the French during the French and Indian War.
In 1775 Nixon had moved to Sudbury, Massachusetts, and was a captain of the town's Minutemen whom he led at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He and his men fought at Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, his unit was one of the last to leave the field. After the battle Nixon was promoted to colonel of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment. Col. Nixon's regiment was placed into Gen. John Sullivan's brigade and took part in the New York and New Jersey campaign during 1776. In August of 1776, Nixon was given the rank of brigadier general and commanded a brigade in the Battle of Harlem Heights and later in the Saratoga Campaign. Gen.
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