St. John’s Raid

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People, Preservation, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) May 18, 2020 May 11, 2020

Orders Issued by Benedict Arnold, Commander-in-Chief, to the Captain of the Liberty

by C. E. Pippenger

Just weeks after war broke out at Lexington and Concord, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, working in grudging consort,captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain,…

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McLane's mounted company were always around, seldom seen. It's possible they were the unit that left smoldering campfires above Hockessin Meetinghouse when the British arrived, late afternoon of Sep 9.…
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Phil, I know we disagree on some of Wright's work, but this holds true for the three Suffolk County companies enlisted into the Third NY of '75. Those three companies…