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Morgan, Daniel 1736-1802
Military officer; born in Hunterdon county, N. J., in 1736; at the age of seventeen he was a wagoner in Braddock's army, and the next year he received 500 lashes for knocking down a British lieutenant who had insulted him.
Daniel Morgan. That officer afterwards made a public apology.
Morgan became Daniel Morgan. That officer afterwards made a public apology.
Morgan became an ensign in the militia in 1758; and while carrying despatches he was severely wounded by Indians, but escaped.
After the French and Indian War he was a brawler and fighter and a dissipated gambler for a time; but he reformed, accumulated property, and commanded a company in Dunmore's expedition against the Indians in 1774.
In lMorgan became an ensign in the militia in 1758; and while carrying despatches he was severely wounded by Indians, but escaped.
After the French and Indian War he was a brawler and fighter and a dissipated gambler for a time; but he reformed, accumulated property, and commanded a company in Dunmore's expedition against the Indians in 1774.
In less than a week after he heard of the affair at Lexington he had enrolled ninety-six men, the nucleus of his famous rifle-corps, and marched them to Boston.
He accompanied Arnold in his march to Quebec in 1775, commanding three companies of riflemen, and in the siege of that city was made prisoner.
As colonel of a rifle regiment