serviceyears death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1755-1783 maine 1804 1726 norton , massachusetts kingdom of great britain united states of america 1777 '' of beausejour '' ` american revolutionary war '' ' battle ` of fort cumberland battle of machias -lrb- 1777 -rrb- french and indian war '' ' battle 1726 eddington , maine 20px colonel 1775-1777 jonathan eddy
 jonathan eddy
jonathan eddy

jonathan eddy -lrb- c. 1726 -- 1804 -rrb- served for the british in the french and indian war and for the american patriots in the american revolution .
after the french and indian war he settled in nova scotia as a new england planter , becoming a member of the general assembly of nova scotia .
during the american revolutionary war , he was strongly supportive of the rebellion against the crown .
he encouraged the residents of nova scotia to join in open revolt against king george iii and england .
he led a failed attempt to capture fort cumberland in 1776 and was forced to retreat to massachusetts , the place of his birth .
the following year he led the defense of machias , maine during the battle of machias -lrb- 1777 -rrb- .
after the war he established the community now known as eddington , maine in 1784 , where he died .
