October 6: Battle of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery
Sailing up the Hudson River to come to the aid of General John Burgoyne and the besieged British army at Saratoga, General Henry Clinton and 3,000 British troops stop to … Continue reading →
October 4, 1777: Battle of Germantown; the patriots fail to retake their capitol, Philadelphia
At the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777, British forces in Pennsylvania defeated the American Continental Army under General George Washington (1732-99). After capturing Philadelphia in September 1777, British … Continue reading →
September 19, 1777: Battle of Freeman’s Farm
This was the first of two battles leading to the British surrender at Saratoga. General Burgoyne having reached the Hudson River from Canada, was now facing an American army at … Continue reading →