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richard burial ground . humpton was interred at the caln meeting house great 1775 & ndash ; 1783 britain 1758 & ndash ; 1759 usa 1777 society of the cincinnati infantry 21 december 1804 caln township , chester co. , pa yorkshire , england great britain great britain usa 1777 united states seven years ' war 1733 great britain captain usa 1777 brevet brigadier general calnmeetinghouse.jpeg richard humpton
 richard humpton
richard humpton

richard humpton -lrb- 1733 -- 1804 -rrb- was born in yorkshire , england of parents richard humpton and dorothy grindall .
he purchased a captain 's commission in the royal army and fought in the raid on st malo during the seven years ' war .
while posted in the west indes , he resigned his commission and moved to the susquehanna river in pennsylvania .
at the beginning of the american revolutionary war he offered his services to the patriot cause and was named a lieutenant colonel in 1776 .
later that year he became colonel commanding the 11th pennsylvania regiment .
tasked with collecting boats on the delaware river , his attention to this assignment materially helped the americans win the battle of trenton in december 1776 .
he commanded the 2nd pennsylvania brigade at brandywine and paoli in september 1777 .
after bringing charges against anthony wayne for paoli , he led the 2nd brigade at germantown in october .
he was present at monmouth and assumed command of the 10th pennsylvania regiment shortly afterward .
in january 1781 he took command of the 6th pennsylvania regiment and two years later he transferred to lead the 2nd pennsylvania regiment .
he received a brevet promotion to brigadier general in september 1783 and retired to his farm .
he later served as adjutant general of the state militia and was a member of the society of the cincinnati .
he married elizabeth morris but the couple had no children .
he is buried in the cemetery of the friends meeting at caln township , chester county , pennsylvania .
