AUGUST 2-22, 1777: SIEGE OF FORT STANWIX AND AUGUST 6, 1777: BATTLE OF ORISKANY
Fort Stanwix (site of modern Rome, New York) occupied a strategic western portage known as the Oneida Carrying Place between the Mohawk River, which flowed southeast to the Hudson River, … Continue reading →
JULY 5-6, 1777: SECOND BATTLE OF TICONDEROGA (AND BATTLE OF VALCOUR ISLAND)
The 1777 Siege of Fort Ticonderoga occurred between July 2 and 6, 1777 near the southern end of Lake Champlain in New York.
In September 1775, the American Continental Army … Continue reading →
MAY 17, 1777: BATTLE OF THOMAS CREEK, FLORIDA
The Battle was fought in the vicinity of the Nassau River bridge. It was Florida’s only real battle during the Revolution, however there were some other raids & skirmishes. This … Continue reading →