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On this day 250 years ago at Fort Ticonderoga, New York, Col. Arthur St. Clair, the commander of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in recognition of his exemplary service in Canada. St. Clair was born in Scotland and settled in America in 1764. He would later be promoted…
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On this day 250 years ago, the HMS Fowey and seven vessels sailed out of Chesapeake Bay departing Virginia waters. Readers of this blog may recall several mentions of the Fowey which had been sailing in Virginia waters since June 1775 in frequent combat with Virginia forces. The previous day, the HMS Otter, which had…
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On this day 250 years ago, from his camp on Long Island (in present day Brooklyn), Brigadier General Nathanael Greene reported to General Washington: 21 Sail seen off last Evening, Eight arrivd at the Hook this morning and thirteen coming in. The Enemies Guard Boats pattroled much higher up the Bay than usual last Night.…
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On this day 250 years ago, Governor Dunmore’s British fleet departed Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay sailing to Lynnhaven Bay near the mouth of the Chesapeake. Dunmore’s original fleet had comprised over 100 vessels, but had been reduced to a few more than 70 ships. A few ships had been lost in storms, and…
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On this day 250 years ago in Philadelphia, John Hancock and other members of the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. There is no definitive indication of which Signers signed on that day, but at least seven of the 56 Signers added their names after August 2. However, 49 of the Signers, including Thomas…
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On this day 250 years ago, Francis Salvador was leading a group of South Carolina militiamen to attack an encampment of Loyalists and Cherokees on the Keowee River in South Carolina. The Cherokees and Loyalists, however, ambushed the Patriots as they approached the encampment. During the fight, Salvador was wounded and scalped by Cherokees. He…
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On this day 250 years ago at Fort Ticonderoga, New York, Col. Anthony Wayne of Pennsylvania wrote to Benjamin Franklin, who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress to report on the status of the Continental Army’s preparations to defend against invasion by the British Army from Canada. Wayne said “We are in high expectation of…
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On this day 250 years ago in Baltimore, Maryland, the DECLARATION of the INDEPENDENCY of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA was read at the Court-House to a numerous and respectable body of Militia and the company of Artillery, and other principal inhabitants of this town and country, which was received with general applause and heart…
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On this day 250 years ago in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress appointed new officers to a Connecticut regiment, directing that John Brown be commissioned as lieutenant colonel, and Robert Cockran, now acting as eldest captain in the said regiment, be commissioned as major of the same, in the room of Major Israel Curtis, deceased. John…
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On this day 250 years ago in the Revolution, on Rattlesnake Hill (otherwise called East Point or by the French Cap du Diamont), across Lake Champlain from Fort Ticonderoga, Col. Arthur St. Clair read the Declaration of Independence to the troops constructing fortifications on the hill under the direction of Col. Jeduthan Baldwin. Beginning the…
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