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Posted on Ballston Raid of 1780: Military Operation or a Time to Settle Old Scores
Around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 1780, four year old Melinda Gordon, asleep in bed with her parents Lt. Col. James Gordon, the local militia commander, and his wife Mary, was abruptly awakened by loud noises. Melinda later recalled, We were awakened by the breaking of both the windows in the room and looking […]
