John Lacey

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John Lacey (1756 – February 17, 1814) was an American military officer during the American Revolution. He was appointed a brigadier general by the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council in January 1778.

A native of Buckingham Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Lacey served as a captain under General "Mad Anthony" Wayne on the Canadian frontier in 1776, after which he resigned his commission and went home. In 1777, he served as a colonel in a Bucks County Regiment of Militia, during which he fought at Germantown, White Marsh and Matson's Ford. He gained such a reputation for skill and courage that George Washington personally made him a Brigadier General in the Continental Army on January 23, 1778. He commanded the American forces in the disastrous Battle of Crooked Billet.

He was 62 years old when he died. Later, several communities were named in his honor, including Lacey Park and Lacey Township, New Jersey.