Moses Corbet [SEP] date of death
Moses Corbet
Major Moses Corbet (1728–1814) was a British Army officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey from 4 April 1771 to 6 January 1781.
Early career.
Corbet joined the British Army c.1745. In 1748 he was an Ensign in the 7th Regiment of Foot and by the start of the Seven Years' War he had been promoted to Captain, sailing with his regiment from Ireland to help relieve the Siege of Fort St Philip (1756) in Menorca. The relief failed and his regiment moved to
Francis Peirson
Major Francis Peirson (January 1757 – 6 January 1781) was a British Army officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed in the Battle of Jersey, one of the last battles on British soil.
Early career.
Educated at Warrington Academy, Peirson joined the British Army in 1772. In 1779 he was appointed to the 95th Regiment of Foot which was deployed to Jersey the following year.
Battle of Jersey and death.
Following the capture and imprisonment of Major Moses Corbet