Most don’t know he was at Quebec City and Saratoga as well. Quite the leader and today we need more like him.
Morgan actually made it through the defenses into Quebec. When General Montgomery was killed his soldiers fell back. That gave the commander of the Quebec militia the ability to surround Morgan and his troops. When Morgan surrendered he gave his sword to a French-Canadian priest instead of the Quebec commander.
Morgan retired from the army due to sciatica in 1779 but returned at Gates urging after the defeat at Camden and was promoted to Brigadier General.
After the war Morgan named his estate in Virginia “Saratoga” after the battle there.
It was declared a National Landmark in 1973.
The character of Benjamin Martin in the movie “The Patriot” was based on Daniel Morgan and Thomas Sumter, known as the Carolina Gamecock.