Thaddeus Kosciuszko: “Patron Saint of West Point”
byIn Douglas S. Freeman’s biography of Robert E. Lee, he noted: Corps activities took a certain amount of Lee’s time that winter. Kosciuszko was…
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Robert Erskine, Surveyor-General of the Continental Army
byRobert Erskine was born in Dumfermline, Scotland, to Ralph and Margaret Erskine on September 7, 1735. Ralph Erskine, being a Presbyterian minister, raised Robert…
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Bernard Romans and the First Attempt at Fortifying the Hudson River
byLord Stirling was not happy. The American brigadier general[1] was on a mission from George Washington to inspect the newly built fortifications in the Hudson…
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The Court Martial of Major Henry Lee
byAside from Gen. Anthony Wayne’s successful assault upon a British garrison at Stony Point in July, military activity in the first eight months of…
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The Last Vestige of the Clove Road
byWith no actionable intelligence, General Washington had to guess where British Maj. Gen. William Howe was taking his army. So in July 1777, he…
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Misadventures in the Countryside: Escape from a British Prison Ship
byThomas Painter inhaled sea water. As he struggled to recover from the “draft of Salt Water” that flooded his mouth and throat, he was…
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Caught Between the Lines: Eastchester, New York, During the American Revolution
byWhen one thinks of the American Revolution, the places that most quickly come to mind are Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Yorktown. Yet…
An American Perspective on the Guard Boats of the Hudson
bySgt. Benjamin Gilbert of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment awoke near Verplanck Point on May 31, 1779 with cause to celebrate: it was his birthday,…
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Whale Boats on the Hudson
byBy March of 1778 Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam, “Old Put” to his men, was exhausted.[1] He had been writing to General Washington for months…
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The Great West Point Chain
byControl of the Hudson River was important strategically during the American Revolution. The river, along with lakes George and Champlain, was a potential invasion…
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The Unsuccessful American Attempt on Verplanck Point, July 16-19, 1779
byIn the early morning hours of July 16, 1779, Brigadier General Anthony Wayne and the Continental Corps of Light Infantry successfully stormed and carried…
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Too Little, Too Late: Battle of the Hudson Highlands
byOn late summer days, sailboats of all sizes dot the Hudson River like so many white specks against a blue-gray background. But when the…
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Washington and the Final British Campaign for the Hudson River, 1779
byIn 1779 General George Washington and British Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton were locked in a stalemate around New York City. Clinton desperately wanted to…