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.
19 Jul 1779 Minisink, NY Hoping to divert American forces under Gen James Clinton from attacking the Six nations Territory Chief Joseph Brant’s force of Loyalists & Mohawks stage a diversionary attack on the settlement & gather food & booty. #RevWar#History#AmRev
15-16 July 1779 The British stronghold, Little Gibraltar, falls when Continental Army’s Light Infantry led by Gen Anthony Wayne capture Stony Point in a bold bayonet attack. British suffer over 130 casualties & 500 captured vs less than 100 casualties. #RevWar#History#AmRev
8 Jul 1777 NYC Gen William Howe’s army begins embarking on board the British fleet for a long voyage to the Chesapeake Bay. This will seal Gen John Burgoyne’s fate even as his army is moving triumphantly south from Canada. #RevWar#History#AmRev
4 Jul 1778 Brunswick, NJ The court-martial of disgraced Continental Gen Charles Lee begins with Gen William Alexander presiding. Charges include disobeying orders, misconduct before the enemy, and disrespect toward the commander in chief. #RevWar#History#AmRev
2 Jul 1779 British LtCol Banastre Tarleton leads a detachment of dragoons & infantry in a foray on Poundridge, NY. He drives off the 2nd Continental Dragoons. But the dragoons rally when militia fire pins down the British. Tarleton’s troops withdraw. #RevWar#History#AmRev