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John Small (British Army officer)
Major-General John Small (13 March 1726 – 17 March 1796) was a British military officer who played a key role in raising and leading the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants) during the American Revolution. He is one of the central figures in John Trumbull's famous painting, ''The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775'', in which he is shown deflecting a bayonet away from General Warren, who had been his friend before the hostilities had broken out. Small was Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 1793 until his death in 1796.
== Early life ==
Born at Strathardle, Athole, he was the son of Patrick Small of Leanoch in Glenshee, Scotland and Magdalen Robertson, daughter of Alexander Robertson, 5th Laird of Straloch, Perthshire. He was a brother of Alexander Small and James Small. He was a first cousin and close friend of General John Robertson Reid.〔 His niece, Magdalen (Small) MacDonald, was the mother of John MacDonald of Garth and Mrs. William McGillivray. John Small and his relatives were members of the Smalls of Dirnanean, and are also related to the Small-Kiers of Kindrogan House.
At an early age he purchased a commission into the Scots Brigade and served with them in the Netherlands. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the Earl of Drumlanrig's Regiment when it was raised for service of the States General in 1747. In 1756, Small obtained a commission in the British Army, becoming a Lieutenant in the Black Watch just before its departure for North America to fight in the Seven Years' War.〔
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