John Armstrong (October 13, 1717 – March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and as a major general in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania is named in his honor.
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13 October 1717 Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Ireland
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Died |
9 March 1795 (aged 77) Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Zodiac | Libra |
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