serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
british : 1745 -- 1761 continental army : 1775 -- 1777 colonial militia : 1739 -- 1745 british army british colonial militia uk gadsden flag.svg continental army montreal , connecticut militia 22 may 1777 danbury , connecticut stratford , connecticut british empire united states of america 1777 place of burial king george 's war 13 march 1711 wooster cemetery , danbury major general 200px david wooster
 david wooster
david wooster

david wooster -lrb- -- may 2 , 1777 -rrb- was an american general who served in the french and indian war and in the american revolutionary war .
he died of wounds sustained during the battle of ridgefield , connecticut .
cities , schools , and public places were named after him .
he has been called `` a largely forgotten hero of the revolution . ''
