Morgan, Daniel

Morgan, Daniel
(1736, cond. de Hunterdon, N.J., EE.UU.–6 jul. 1802, Winchester, Va.).

Oficial militar de la guerra de independencia de los Estados Unidos de América. Tuvo grado de capitán de los fusileros de Virginia y actuó a las órdenes de Benedict Arnold en el asalto infructuoso a Quebec (1775). En 1777 se reunió con el gral. Horatio Gates en la batalla de Saratoga. En 1780 ascendió a general de brigada y combatió en el sur, donde derrotó a una numerosa fuerza británica en Cowpens, S.C. En 1794 estuvo al mando de milicianos de Virginia para ayudar a sofocar la rebelión del whisky.

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