John Dagworthy
| John Dagworthy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1721 |
| Died | 1784 |
| Buried at | Dagsboro, Delaware |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands held | Fort Cumberland (French and Indian War) and Sussex County militia (American Revolutionary War) |
John Dagworthy (1721–1784) was a brigadier general who commanded the Sussex County (Delaware) militia during the American Revolutionary War.[1] The town of Dagsboro, Delaware and the Dagsboro Hundred both take their names from General Dagworthy.[2][3]
While assigned to Fort Cumberland during the French and Indian War as a captain in the British Army, Dagworthy disputed the authority of George Washington. At that time, Washington was a major in the Virginia militia, a rank that Dagworthy considered inferior to his own Royal commission as a captain.[4] The fort was built at the confluence of Wills Creek and the Potomac River, by troops of the Maryland militia under Dagworthy's command, in the fall of 1754.[5]
His remains are buried in the cemetery of Prince George's Chapel, located near Dagsboro.[3]
References
- ↑ "General John Dagworthy". Sussex County Online. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Delmarvan Once Disputed Gen. Washington's Rank". Salisbury Times. June 29, 1962.
- 1 2 "Sussex County Markers: Prince George's Chapel". Delaware Public Archives. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Morgan (6 October 2010). "Stubborn Mr. John Dagworthy". Delmarvanow.com.
- ↑ Smith, Jr., Claiborne T. (1988). "Innes, James". In Powell, William S. Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Volume 3 (H-K). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780807818060.