Hugh Mercer (January 17, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a soldier and physician. He initially served with British forces during the Seven Years War but later became a brigadier general in the Continental Army and a close friend to George Washington. Mercer died as a result of his wounds received at the Battle of Princeton and became a fallen hero and rallying symbol of the American Revolution.
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“Thou shalt not kill; but need’st not strive
Officiously to keep alive.”
—Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)
“Arthur Murray taught me dancing in a hurry.”
—Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)