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| | John Thomas |
 | | THOMAS, John, soldier, born in Marshfield, Massachusetts, in 1725; died in Chambly, near Montreal, Canada, 2 June, 1776. |
 | | In 1760 he commanded a regiment under General Jeffrey Amherst at Crown Point, headed the left wing of the detachment that Amherst sent under Colonel William Haviland from Lake Champlain in August, 1760, to cooperate with the other division of the army moving against Montreal, and was present at the capture of that city. |
 | | Being overlooked in promotion, he withdrew, but, on the receipt of letters from General Charles Lee and General Washington and a resolution from congress that he should have precedence of all brigadiers in the army, General Thomas returned to his command. |
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