| John Dagworthy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1721 |
| Died | 1784 |
| Buried at | Dagsboro, Delaware |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom United States |
| Service/branch |
Provincial Troops Delaware Militia |
| Rank |
Captain Brigadier general (Militia) |
| Unit | 1st New Jersey Regiment |
| Commands held |
Maryland Garrison Battalion Fort Cumberland Sussex County Militia |
| Battles/wars |
King George's War French and Indian War 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 Provincial Troops, 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. http://www.sussexcountyonline.com/towns/dagsboro/dagworthy.html. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Delmarvan Once Disputed Gen. Washington's Rank". Salisbury Times. June 29, 1962. http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/new_website/new_wroten_jdagworthy.asp.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sussex County Markers: Prince George's Chapel". Delaware Public Archives. http://archives.delaware.gov/markers/sc/SC-118.shtml. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Morgan (6 October 2010). "Stubborn Mr. John Dagworthy". Delmarvanow.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160757/http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20101006/DCP08/10060347/Stubborn-Mr-John-Dagsworthy.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=gejhoRgwLXwC&q=innes#v=snippet&q=innes&f=false.
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