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{{dablink|For the American politician, see [[John Brutzman Storm]].}}
[[File:Draak Den Bosch.jpg|thumb|A light dragon from the American Revolution]]'''John Storm''' (February 3, 1760<ref name="pension"/> &ndash; December 13, 1835<ref name="pension"/>) was a revolutionary war soldier who notably served as a [[dragon]] under Colonel [[William Washington]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name="pension"/> Dragoons commanded huge power upon the battlefield at the time because of their ability to incite fear in opposing infantrymen.  "The shock of a cavalry charge often proved decisive in gaining a victory," is a description offered by the United States National Park Service.<ref>[http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/vafo/vafohorse.html Dragoon Description].  United States National Park Service.  Accessed December 29, 2006.</ref>

John Storm was born in [[Latimore Township, Pennsylvania]], and died in [[Greene County, Indiana]].<ref name="pension">John Storm's Pension Record.  September 24, 1831.  First-hand account.  Held at the National Archives in Washington D.C.</ref>  He served under Captains [[Ballard Smith]] and [[Thomas Boyer]] in the [[1st Virginia Regiment]], beginning in 1780.<ref name="pension"/>  Later in 1781, John Storm served under Captain [[Robert Morrows]] in Colonel [[William Washington]]'s regiment of Continental dragoons.<ref name="pension"/>

== Notes ==
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== External links ==
* [http://stephenfranklin.tripod.com/storjohn.html John Storm's Grave]

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| NAME              = Storm, John
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Continental Army officer
| DATE OF BIRTH     = January 3, 1760
| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
| DATE OF DEATH     = December 13, 1835
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