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Asa Pollard (November 15, 1735 – June 15, 1775) was an American soldier. He was the first soldier to be killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War.
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Asa Pollard | |
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Born | North Billerica, Province of Massachusetts | November 15, 1735
Died | June 15, 1775 39) Charlestown, Massachusetts | (aged
Allegiance | United Colonies |
Service/ | Continental Army |
Years of service | 1775 |
Rank | Private |
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Asa Pollard born on November 15, 1735, in North Billerica, Province of Massachusetts to John and Mary Pollard, two farmers.[1]
Pollard enlisted in the Continental Army on May 8, 1775,[2] and his first battle was during the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He died in the Battle of Bunker Hill (fought on Breed's Hill) when a cannonball, shot from a ship, decapitated him.
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