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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Rensselaer, Solomon 1774-1852 (search)
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.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vaughan, Sir John 1738- (search)
Vaughan, Sir John 1738- Military officer; born in England in 1738; came to America as colonel of the 40th Regiment, and served on the staff of Sir Henry Clinton as brigadier-general and major-general. In January, 1777, he was made majorgeneral in the British army. In the battle of Long Island he led the grenadiers, and was wounded at the landing on New York Island afterwards. He participated in the capture of forts Clinton and Montgomery, in the Hudson Highlands, and, proceeding up the river in a squadron of light vessels, he burned Kingston and devastated other places on the shores. In May, 1779, he captured Stony and Verplanck's points on the Hudson, and returned to England in the fall, becoming commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands. With Rodney, he took Eustatia in 1781. He was a representative of Berwick, in Parliament, from 1774 until his death in Martinique, June 30, 1795.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Count de 1717-1787 (search)
Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Count de 1717-1787 Statesman; born in Dijon, France, Dec. 28, 1717. In 1740 he was sent to Lisbon in a diplomatic capacity; in 1750 was minister at the court of the elector of Treves; and from 1755 to 1768 was French ambassador to Turkey. When Louis XVI. succeeded to the throne (1774), Vergennes was minister in Sweden. The King recalled him, and made him minister for foreign affairs in July. He was the minister with whom the American diplomatists had intercourse during the entire Revolutionary War. When he was informed of the proclamation of King George and that it had been determined by the British ministry to burn the town of Boston and desolate the country, he exclaimed, prophetically: The cabinet of the King of England may wish to make North America a desert, but there all its power will be stranded; if ever the English troops quit the borders of the sea, it will be easy to prevent their return. Vergennes could not persuade himself that th
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Walton, George 1740-1804 (search)
Walton, George 1740-1804 Signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Frederick county, Va., in 1740; was early apprenticed to a carpenter, who would not allow him a candle to read by; but he found a substitute in pine knots. He was admitted to the bar in Georgia in 1774, and was one of four persons who called a meeting at Savannah (July 27, 1774) to consult upon measures for the defence of the liberties of their country. Mr. Walton was one of the committee who prepared a petition to the King; also patriotic resolutions adopted on that occasion. From February, 1776, to October, 1781, he was a delegate in Congress from Georgia, and warmly favored the resolution for independence. As colonel of militia, he assisted in defending Savannah in December, 1778, where he was dangerously wounded, made prisoner, and kept so until September, 1779. In 1779 and 1789 he was chosen governor of Georgia; in 1783 was appointed chief-justice of the State; and in 1795-96 was United States S
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ward, Samuel 1725-1776 (search)
Ward, Samuel 1725-1776 Patriot; born in Newport, R. I., May 27, 1725; was already a man of note when the Revolution occurred. He had acquired a competence in business, and had served in the Assembly of Rhode Island. In 1761 he was made chief-justice, and was twice governor (in 1762 and from 1765 to 1767). He was one of the founders of the Rhode Island College (now Brown University). A firm and persistent patriot, he was regarded as a safe leader and had great influence, and, with Stephen Hopkins, was sent a delegate from Rhode Island to the first Continental Congress in 1774. He was also a member of the second Congress in 1775, in which he usually presided when in committee of the whole. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 26, 1776.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warren, Joseph 1741- (search)
member of the Boston committee Joseph Warren. of correspondence in 1772, and worked incessantly and effectively for the cause of the colonists. He was a delegate to the Suffolk county convention, and was chairman of the committee appointed to address Governor Gage on the subject of the fortifications on Boston Neck and other grievances. He sent him two papers, written by himself, which were communicated to the Continental Congress. As delegate in the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1774 he was made its president; also the chairman of the committee of safety. The successful result to the patriots of the affair at Lexington and Concord was mainly due to the energy and vigilance of Dr. Warren. He was commissioned major-general by the Massachusetts Congress, June 14, 1775. Warren opposed the project of fortifying Charlestown Heights—Bunker (Breed's) Hill—because of the scarcity of powder, and to this cause the defeat of the provincials is chiefly chargeable. When a majorit
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Washington, George (search)
moreland, Va., in which President Washington was born. General Braddock came to make war on the French, Washington was chosen his principal aide-de-camp. After the defeat of Braddock (see Braddock, Edward), he Monument marking Washington's birthplace. directed the retreat of the vanquished troops with great skill. At the age of twenty-seven he married the young widow Custis (Washington, Martha), and they took up their abode at Mount Vernon, where he pursued the business of a farmer until 1774, when he was chosen to a seat in the Virginia legislature. He was also chosen a delegate to the first Continental Congress, and was a delegate the following year, when, in June, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental armies. For eight years Washington directed the feeble armies of the revolted Fac-Simile of the entry of Washington's birth in his mother's Bible. colonies in their struggle for independence. At the return of peace he surrendered his commission into the han
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Watts, Stephen -1788 (search)
Watts, Stephen -1788 Lawyer; born about 1743: graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1762; admitted to the bar in Philadelphia in 1769; removed to Louisiana in 1774; later became recorder of deeds of the English settlements on the Mississippi. He wrote an essay on Reciprocal advantage of a perpetual Union between Great Britain and her American colonies, which was published in 1766. He died in Louisiana in 1788.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wayne, Anthony 1745- (search)
dron of dragoons under William III. at the battle of the Boyne, in Ireland. Anthony, after receiving a good English education in Philadelphia, was appointed a land agent in Nova Scotia, where he remained a year. Returning, he married, and until 1774 was a farmer and surveyor in Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania legislature in Gold medal awarded by Congress to General Wayne. 1774-75; and in September of the latter year he raised the 4th Regiment, of the Pennsylvania line, an1774-75; and in September of the latter year he raised the 4th Regiment, of the Pennsylvania line, and was appointed colonel in January, 1776. He went with his regiment to Canada; was wounded in the battle of Three Rivers; and in February, 1777, was made brigadier-general. In the battle of Brandywine, in September, he was distinguished; and nine days afterwards he was surprised in the night near the Paoli Tavern, on the Lancaster road, in Pennsylvania, when his command was much cut up, but the remainder retreated in safety. He led the right wing of the army in the attack at Germantown, and w
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Weld, Isaac 1774-1856 (search)
Weld, Isaac 1774-1856 Traveller; born in Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 1774; was an extensive traveller on the North American continent, making most of his journeys on foot, horseback, or in a canoe. He was the author of Travels through the States of North America and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. He died in County Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 4, 1856.
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