The Biographical Dictionary of America/Armstrong, John (1725–1795)
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ARMSTRONG, John, soldier, was born in Ireland in 1725. He settled in Pennsylvania, and distinguished himself as a soldier in the French and Indian war, while leading a company against Kittaning Indians. He was appointed a brigadier-general in the Continental army in 1776; took part in the defense of Fort Moultrie and commanded a brigade at Brandywine and Germantown. He left the army in 1777, disagreeing on a question of rank, and was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1778, and 1787. He died in Carlisle, Pa. March 9, 1795.