Award-winning author of historical fiction with a dash of sci-fi. My blog, Yankee Doodle Spies, profiles the people, places & things of the Revolutionary War.
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30 Sep 1778 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. A detachment of 80 Hessian dragoons is led into an ambush by 120 American dragoons hiding along Edgar’s Lane. They drove the Hessians into a ravine that led to the Hudson River, where those who did not drown were shot. #RevWar#History#AmRev
28 Sep 1781 Yorktown, VA. British retreat to sea blocked by the French navy while combined Franco-American forces (7.8K French, 3.1K militia & 8K Continentals) arrive within 2 miles of British lines. First cannon of siege fired by Gen Washington. #RevWar#History#AmRev
23 Sep 1776 Hoping to stop a larger British force on Lake Champlain, Gen Benedict Arnold’s fleet of 15 boats anchors at Bay St. Armand. He is just 10 miles south of his objective: Valcour Island. #RevWar#History#ArmyLife#AmRev