The saga of Capt. Dagworthy

Captain Dagworthy was a man who was a thorn in the side of Col. George Washington because he claimed precedence since (presumably) his rank was by the British army, while Washington's was merely colonial. About him, Washington made the comment that he "has not such superlative to balance an inequality of rank." I take that to mean that if he had been a brilliant officer, Washington might have been more prone to put up with his shenanigans, but he was not.