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Hero of Fort Schuyler : selected Revolutionary War correspondence of Brigadier General Peter Gansevoort, Jr / peter Gansevoort, Jr. ; edited by David A. Ranzan and Matthew J. Hollis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476616803
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • E207 .H476 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
1776: defending the lake -- 1777: the siege of Fort Schuyler -- 1778: news of the war -- 1779: expedition into Indian country -- 1780: preparing for eminent attack -- 1781: the Albany Militia Brigade -- 1782: protecting New York State -- 1783: organization after the war -- 1784/1812: service after the war.
Subject: "In August 1777, Peter Gansevoort Jr. defended Fort Schuyler during a three-week siege by a force of 1,700 British soldiers, Tories and Indians. Which led to the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, a crucial point of the war. This documentary edition highlights 279 pieces of correspondence to and from Gansevoort Jr. from 1775 to 1812"--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction E207.26 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn892430122

Includes bibliographies and index.

Invading the north -- 1776: defending the lake -- 1777: the siege of Fort Schuyler -- 1778: news of the war -- 1779: expedition into Indian country -- 1780: preparing for eminent attack -- 1781: the Albany Militia Brigade -- 1782: protecting New York State -- 1783: organization after the war -- 1784/1812: service after the war.

"In August 1777, Peter Gansevoort Jr. defended Fort Schuyler during a three-week siege by a force of 1,700 British soldiers, Tories and Indians. Which led to the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, a crucial point of the war. This documentary edition highlights 279 pieces of correspondence to and from Gansevoort Jr. from 1775 to 1812"--

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