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General Nisbet Balfour (1743, Dunbog—10 October 1823, Dunbog) was a British soldier in the American Revolutionary War and later a Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) in the British Parliament. He was born in Dunbog, in the county of Fife, Scotland in 1743. Joining the 4th Regiment of Foot as ensign in 1761, he rose to become one of Cornwallis' most trusted officers during the American Revolution. He fought and was severely injured in the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) and also participated in battles in Elizabethtown, Brandywine, and Germantown, and was made Lieutenant-Colonel (of the 23rd Regiment of Foot) in 1778. He accompanied Cornwallis to Charleston where he was sometimes commandant. He was promoted to Major General in 1793, Colonel of both the (an earlier regiment than the Sut

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rdfs:comment	General Nisbet Balfour (1743, Dunbog—10 October 1823, Dunbog) was a British soldier in the American Revolutionary War and later a Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) in the British Parliament. He was born in Dunbog, in the county of Fife, Scotland in 1743. Joining the 4th Regiment of Foot as ensign in 1761, he rose to become one of Cornwallis' most trusted officers during the American Revolution. He fought and was severely injured in the Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) and also participated in battles in Elizabethtown, Brandywine, and Germantown, and was made Lieutenant-Colonel (of the 23rd Regiment of Foot) in 1778. He accompanied Cornwallis to Charleston where he was sometimes commandant. He was promoted to Major General in 1793, Colonel of both the (an earlier regiment than the Sut (en)
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name	Nisbet Balfour (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Royal Welch Fusiliers Scotland Battle of Brandywine Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Germantown Dunbog 1802 United Kingdom general election 39th Regiment of Foot officers King's Own Royal Regiment officers George Airey British Army generals Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies People from Fife War of the First Coalition Wigtown Burghs (UK Parliament constituency) 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot American Revolutionary War 23rd Regiment of Foot 4th Regiment of Foot Fife Parliament of Great Britain John Spalding (Scottish politician) Sir George Thomas, 3rd Baronet Arundel 1743 births 1823 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War British MPs 1796–1800 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis Charleston, South Carolina British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars British MPs 1790–1796 Royal Welch Fusiliers officers King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk William Dalrymple (British Army officer) Arundel (UK Parliament constituency) St Fort Kingdom of Great Britain Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) 1801 United Kingdom general election

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