Fought in the Revolution. During the fight (on Fort Freeland) Captain John Daugherty was accosted by an old Tory who was suspected of having betrayed the fort to the British, and who said, "Give it to them. Daugherty." "Yes," was the reply, "and I will give it to a d -d traitor." The story goes that he loaded his gun. turned, and shot the Tory down as coolly as if shooting a squirrel. John Daugherty was a noted small swordsman, and while the patriot army was in New Jersey he fought and killed a British officer who was also noted for his skill with the sword, for speaking contemptuously of the so-called rebels. For further information see: Nascimbene, P.C., "Remember Fort Freeland: Pennsylvania’s Alamo," Sensations Magazine, Issue 45: 18th Century America, The Six Centuries Club of America, Lafayette , New Jersey , pp. 46 - 52. 2009.