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October 13th (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
1774 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
August 6th, 1774 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
1792 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
August 20th, 1794 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
1801 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
1810 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
1812 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
1819 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon
Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852
Military officer; born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1774; was a son of Henry Killian Van Rensselaer; entered the military service as cornet of cavalry in 1792, and in the battle of Fallen Timbers, fought by
Solomon Van Rensselaer. Wayne, Aug. 20, 1794, was shot through the lungs.
From 1801 to 1810 he was adjutant-general of New York militia.
He was lieutenant-colonel of New York volunteers in 1812, and commanded the troops that attacked those of the British at Queenston, Oct. 13 of that year.
At the landing-place he received four wounds, and had to be carried back to Lewiston.
From 1819 to 1822 he was a member of Congress, and from 1822 until 1839 postmaster at Albany.
He published a Narrative of the affair at Queenston (1836). He died in Albany, N. Y., April 23, 1852.
1822 AD (search for this): entry van-rensselaer-solomon