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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stony Creek , battle of. (search)
Stony Creek, battle of.
When Fort George was secured (see George, Fort), Chauncey left Dearborn, and returned to Sackett's Harbor.
The latter sent General Winder (June 1, 1813), with about 800 troops, including Burn's dragoons and Archer's and Towson's artillery, in pursuit of retreating General Vincent, who
Battle-ground of Stony Creek. was making his way towards Burlington Heights, on the western end of Lake Ontario.
Winder took the lake-shore road.
He pushed on to Twenty-mile Creek, where, hearing of reinforcements for Vincent at Burlington Heights, he prudently halted, and sent back to Dearborn for reinforcements.
On the 5th he was joined by General Chandler, with about 500 men, who, being the senior officer, took the chief command.
Then the whole body moved forward to Forty-mile Creek, where they rested, after driving off a patrol of militia, under Captain Merritt.
Moving on, 10 miles farther, to Stony Creek, 7 miles from Vincent's camp, they encountered a British p
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ticonderoga , operations at (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties, Anglo-American (search)
New York,
One of the original thirteen States of the United States, is separated from Canada on the north by the eastern portion of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the river St. Lawrence; on the east lie Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; on the south, the Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; on the west New Je n killed by Indians......1615
Champlain, with ten Frenchmen, joins a party of Hurons and allies moving against the Iroquois......Sept. 1, 1615
Lands from Lake Ontario near Henderson, Jefferson county......October, 1615
They attack the Iroquois castle at Onondaga Lake, near Liverpool, Onondaga county, and are repulsed Oct of New York New Orange.]
Anthony Colve appointed governor......August, 1673
Albany and Esopus reduced......August, 1673
French build Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario......1673
Peace between England and Holland; New Netherland restored to England......February and March, 1674
New patent granted to the Duke of York by C
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Western lands. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Woolsey , Melancthon Taylor 1782 -1838 (search)
Woolsey, Melancthon Taylor 1782-1838
Naval officer; born in New York, in 1782; studied law for a while, but entered the navy as a midshipman, April 9, 1800.
He served with credit in the West Indies and the Mediterranean.
In 1807 he was commissioned a lieutenant, and in 1808 was sent to Sackett's Harbor to superintend the construction of the Oneida.
He served with credit under Commodore Chauncey on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812-15.
Woolsey was made master-commandant in July, 1813, and captain in April, 1816.
He commanded the Constellation in the West Indies in 1825-26; had charge of the Pensacola navy-yard in 1827, and performed his last duty afloat on the coast of Brazil.
He died in Utica, N. Y., May 18, 1838.