John Armstrong was an Irish-American civil engineer, colonel in the Forbes Expedition, a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1758/11/25 | Colonel Armstrong, leading 2,700 Pennsylvania provincial troops, captures Fort Duquesne. | English Colonel | Forks of the Ohio | Pittsburgh | Forbes Expedition | ||
| 1770/00/00 | The Penn family sells a large parcel of land to John Armstrong of Carlisle. | Owner | Wormleysburg, PA | Pennsylvania | |||
| 1776/03/01 | Continental Congress appoints John Armstrong brigadier general in the Continental Army and assigns him to engineer the defense of Charleston, South Carolina. | Engineer | Fort Moultrie | Sullivan's Island, SC | |||
| 1777/09/11 | Pennsylvania Militia hold the far left of the American line. | Pennsylvania Militia Commander | Brandywine Battlefield | Chadds Ford | Battle of Brandywine | ||
| 1777/10/04 | General Armstrong commands the American right. | Pennsylvania Militia Commander | Colonial Germantown Historic District | Philadelphia, PA | Battle of Germantown |
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