Thursday, October 15, 2009

The Battle of Kingston, NY

On this day in 1777,

Gen. John Vaughn, with 1,700 troops and a flotilla commanded by Capt. Sir James Wallace continuing up the Hudson in an effort to find and support Gen. John Burgoyne, anchors at Kingston. The next day the British set fire to most of the town and move on to Livingston's Manor after The Battle of Kingston, NY.
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