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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stevens , Ebenezer 1751 -1823 (search)
Stevens, Ebenezer 1751-1823
Military officer; born in Boston, Mass., Aug. 22, 1751; formed one of the famous Boston Teaparty, and soon afterwards went to Long Island.
He entered the military service in 1775, and raised two companies of artillery and one of artificers for the expedition against Canada.
In November, 1776, he was appointed major, and cornmanded the artillery at Ticonderoga and in the battle of Stillwater, or Bemis's Heights.
In April, 1778, he was made lieutenant-colonel and assigned to Lamb's artillery regiment; and he served with Lafayette in Virginia in 1781, participaying in the capture of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
He was for many years a leading merchant in New York, and majorgeneral of militia, serving, in 1814, in the defence of the city of New York.
He died in Rockaway, Long Island, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1823.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sumner , John 1735 -1787 (search)
Sumner, John 1735-1787
Military officer; born in Middletown, Conn., May 1, 1735; commissioned captain in a regiment of foot in 1760, and fought in the battles of Lake George and Ticonderoga; was at the capture of Crown Point and the surrender of Montreal; served in the Revolutionary War till Jan. 1, 1781, taking part in the battles of Long Island, Harlem, White Plains, Germantown, Trenton, and Monmouth.
He was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati.
He died in February, 1787.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ticonderoga , operations at (search)
Trenton, battle of
Late in December, 1776, Washington's army, by much exertion, had increased to nearly 6,000 men. Lee's division, under Sullivan, and some regiments from Ticonderoga under Gates, joined him on the 21st.
Contrary to Washington's expectations, the British, content with having overrun the Jerseys, made no attempt to pass the Delaware, but established themselves in a line of cantonments at Trenton, Pennington, Bordentown, and Burlington.
Other corps were quartered in the rear, at Princeton, New Brunswick, and Elizabethtown; and so sure was Howe that the back of the rebellion was broken that he gave Cornwallis leave to return to England, and he was preparing to sail when an unexpected event detained him. Washington knew that about 1,500 of the enemy, chiefly Hessians (Germans), were stationed at Trenton under Colonel Rall, who, in his consciousness of security and contempt for the Americans, had said, What need of intrenchments?
Let the rebels come; we will at them
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Rensselaer , Henry Killian (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Schaick , Gozen 1737 -1787 (search)
Van Schaick, Gozen 1737-1787
Military officer; born in Albany,. N. Y., in January, 1737; served in the French and Indian War, taking part in the expeditions against Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Fort Frontenac, and Niagara (1756-59), and was major in Colonel Johnson's regiment in 1759.
On the breaking-out of the Revolutionary War, he was made colonel of the 2d New York Regiment, and late in 1776 was in command of a battalion sent to the vicinity of Cherry Valley to protect the inhabitants against Brant and his followers, in which work he was vigilant and active.
In the battle of Monmouth he was a brigadier-general under Lord Stirling.
In the spring of 1779 he was sent by Washington to destroy the settlement of the Onondaga Indians, for the performance of which service Congress gave him its thanks.
He was made brigadier-general by brevet, Oct. 10, 1783.
Van Schaick was a rigid disciplinarian, and his regiment one of the best in the service.
He died in Albany, N. Y., July 4, 178
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warner , Seth 1743 -1784 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Waterbury , David 1722 -1801 (search)
Waterbury, David 1722-1801
Military officer; born in Stamford, Conn., Feb. 12, 1722.
He took part in the French and Indian War, being present at the battle of Lake George in 1755 and the attack on Ticonderoga in 1758; was with Gen. Richard Montgomery in his campaign against Quebec, in 1775; at the siege of St. John and the surrender of Montreal.
On June 3, 1776, he was appointed a brigadiergeneral for the Northern Department by the General Assembly of Connecticut, and assigned to the command of the post at Skeensboro, N. Y., where he remained during the summer of 1776.
In the battle of Valcour Bay, Oct. 11, 1776, he was captured with his vessel, the Washington, but was soon exchanged; and during the remainder of the war commanded a brigade under Washington.
He was a representative in the General Assembly in 1783, 1794, and 1795.
He died in Stamford, Conn., June 29, 1801.