Daniel Brodhead IV (1736-1809) was an American military and political leader during the American Revolutionary War and early days of the republic. Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen British colonies in North America. ...

Brodhead was born in Marbletown, New York on October 17, 1736, the son of Daniel Brodhead III and Hester (Wyngart) Brodhead. Brodhead’s father moved his family to Danville, Pennsylvania in 1737. Life in the frontier settlement was difficult and clashes between the settlers and native tribes were common. The Brodhead homestead was attacked by natives numerous times during Daniel’s youth. Jump to: navigation, search October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... Danville is a borough located in Montour County, Pennsylvania, of which it is the county seat. ...

Brodhead had a relatively unremarkable career before the Revolution. Brodhead farmed, ran a grist mill, and worked as a deputy surveyor for Pennsylvania. Brodhead married Elizabeth Dupui (Dupuy) in April of 1756 and had two children. Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ...

In the years leading up to the outbreak of hostilities, Brodhead began to take part in the protest movements against British taxation. In 1774, Brodhead was elected to represent Berks County at a provincial meeting held in Philadelphia on July 15, 1774. Berks County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1776, he was commissioned as an officer of the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment of colonial troops with the rank of lieutenant colonel. His first action came at the Battle of Long Island, where he was recognized by George Washington for his bravery and initiative. In law a commission is a patent which allows a person to take possession of a state office and carry out official acts and duties. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... The Battle Pass area, also known as Flatbush Pass in the area of Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery. ... Jump to: navigation, search George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) was an American planter, political figure, the highest ranking military leader in U.S. history and first President of the United States. ...

At the battle, Brodhead’s only son, also named Daniel, was wounded and captured. He was soon exchanged, but died of his wounds shortly after being released.

Brodhead took over command of the 8th Pennsylvania after the death of its commander, Aeneas Mackay, and was promoted to colonel. As commander of the 8th Pennsylvania, Brodhead lead his troops during the defense of Philadelphia in 1777 and wintered with the Continental Army at Valley Forge from 1777-1778. Colonel (Spanish: Coronel; German: Oberst; Russian:Полко́вник/Polkovnik) is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Continental Army was the unified command structure of the thirteen colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. ... Jump to: navigation, search Recreation of a cabin in which soldiers would have lived at Valley Forge. ...

In April 1778, Brodhead led a successful expedition against the native tribes around the Muskingum River. In June, 1778, Washington sent Brodhead and the 8th Pennsylvania to rebuild and re-garrison the frontier outpost of Fort Muncy, in what is now Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Brodhead defended local settlers from British allied tribes. The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. ... Northumberland County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...

Brodhead commanded the 8th Pennsylvania in Brigadier General Lachlan McIntosh’s failed attempt to capture the British stronghold of Fort Detroit. On March 5, 1779, Brodhead replaced McIntosh as commander of the Western Department. His command included frontier forts like Fort Pitt (present Pittsburgh), Fort McIntosh (Beaver, Pennsylvania), Fort Laurens (near Bolivar, Ohio), Fort Tuscarora (near Lisbon, Ohio), Fort Wheeling (Wheeling, West Virginia), Fort Armstrong (near Kittanning, Pennsylvania), and Fort Holliday’s Cove, along with dozens of lesser outposts. Lachlan McIntosh (1725-1806) An American military and political leader during the American Revolution and the early republic. ... Building and origins of Fort Detroit Fort Detroit began as a settlement on the Detroit River called Fort Ponchartrain. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fort McIntosh was a Revolutionary War era Patriot log frontier fort situated at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Beaver River in what is now Beaver, Pennsylvania. ... Beaver is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... Fort Laurens was an American Revolutionary War fort in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio. ... Fort Wheeling is the title of a series of comic-book adventures set in colonial North America by Italian cartoonist Hugo Pratt. ... Wheeling is a city located in West Virginia, in the United States. ... Kittanning is a borough located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ...

The Wyandot, Mingo, Shawnee, Seneca, and other native tribes allied to the British were raiding the frontier. In addition, Brodhead faced a tenuous alliance with tribes like the Oneida, British troops at Fort Detroit and other outposts, a large population of Tory sympathizing settlers, and a delicate truce with the powerful Lenape-Delaware tribe. Wyandot is also called (Hurons). ... The Mingo people were an Iroquois group that migrated west to the Ohio River Valley in the mid-eighteenth century 1750s and formed their own distinct identity there. ... Shawnee The Shawnee are a people native to North America. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Seneca are a Native American people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. ... Oneida is the name of several places in the United States of America, derived from the Oneida tribe of the Iroquois: Oneida, Illinois Oneida, Kansas Oneida, Kentucky in Clay County, Kentucky, home of Oneida Baptist Institute Oneida, New York Oneida, Pennsylvania Oneida, Tennessee Oneida (town), Wisconsin in Outgamie County Oneida... The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American people practicing small-scale agriculture to augment a largely mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. ...

From his headquarters at Fort Pitt, Brodhead directed numerous raids against hostile native tribes, often leading the expeditions personally. His most famous raid came against the Seneca tribe between August 11 and September 14, 1779. Brodhead left Fort Pitt with a contingent of 605 soldiers and militia into the trackless wilderness of northwestern Pennsylvania. He followed the Allegheny River into New York driving the Seneca out. Most of the warriors were away fighting the Sullivan Expedition in New York, and Brodhead met little resistance in destroying the heart of the Seneca nation. Jump to: navigation, search The Seneca are a Native American people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. ... The Sullivan Expedition, also known as the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition, was a campaign led by Major General John Sullivan and General James Clinton against Loyalists (Tories) and the four nations of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War. ...

In 1781 the Lenape-Delawares ended their neutrality and sided with the British. Brodhead invaded their territory and destroyed the village of Coshocton in what is now northeastern Ohio. As a result of Brodhead's campaign, the Delawares fled from eastern Ohio. Coshocton is a city located in Coshocton County, Ohio. ...

He retained command of the Western Department until September 17, 1781, when he was replaced by General John Gibson. He was removed from his command over allegations of mishandling supplies and money. Brodhead had made impressment (the forced sale of supplies) a policy and he had spent money intended as bonuses to recruit new militiamen to purchase supplies for his troops. Brodhead was acquitted of all charges except misspending the recruiting money. George Washington has been aware of the impresment and had given his tacit approval. Furthermore, the court marshal thought him justified in spending the recruiting money on supplies, and he was not punished. Jump to: navigation, search September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Gibson was the Territorial Secretary of the Indiana Territory. ...

A short time later, George Washington brevetted him a brigadier general. Brodhead spent the remainder of the war as commander of the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment. In the US military, brevet refers to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...

After the war, Brodhead by then a widower, married Rebecca Mifflin, the widow of General Samuel Mifflin. Brodhead was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati. He later served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. On November 13, 1789, he was appointed Surveyor General of Pennsylvania and held the post for the next eleven years. He died at Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania on November 15, 1809. He was buried in Milford. The General Society of the Cincinnati is a patriotic, benevolent, and historic association in the United States and France with limited and strict membership requirements. ... Milford is a borough located in Pike County, Pennsylvania. ... Pike County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...