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new york lieutenant colonel col george turnbull 1729-1810 . jpg george turnbull -lrb- soldier -rrb-
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george turnbull -lrb- soldier -rrb-

george turnbull was a loyalist lieutenant colonel in the american revolutionary war .
turnbull raised and commanded the new york volunteers in january 1776 ; this regiment was renumbered in may 1779 as the 3rd american regiment .
he was based at rocky mount , north carolina and commanded at the battle of rocky mount , lancaster county , south carolina on august 1 , 1780 .
george turnbull was born at blackadder mains in the county of berwickshire -lrb- close to the scottish/english border -rrb- in 1729 .
he served as a soldier mostly in north america for some 60 years , initially for some 10 years in colonel majoribanks ' regiment of scots .
his will is dated 16 february 1809 .
he died in new york in 1810 .
captain christian huck of huck 's defeat -lrb- july 12 , 1780 -rrb- served under turnbull 's command .
