Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Brodhead
“I did all in my power to rally the musquietry & Riflemen but to no purpose.”
40 years old
Daniel Brodhead served with his son in the 2nd Battalion of Samuel Miles’ Pennsylvania Regiment. He fought in the Battle of Brooklyn at Flatbush Pass, where he ordered a retreat through the forest after an attempt to hold back an overwhelming British attack. Brodhead escaped although his son was wounded and taken prisoner. He was promoted to Colonel in 1777, wintered at Valley Forge with General George Washington’s troops, and later commanded Fort Pitt on the western frontier.