John Dagworthy
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John Dagworthy
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| Born | 1721 |
| Died | 1784 |
| Buried |
Dagsboro, Delaware
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| 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]
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