Sunday, September 4, 2011

The Battles of Ile aux Noix and St. John's

On this day in 1775,
Tensions heat up on Lake Champlain as an advanced group of Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler's force is ambushed near St. Johns by an Indian force, commanded by New York loyalist. The Patriots managed to drive off the Indians in a bush fight. The Americans suffer 8 killed and 8 wounded at The Battles of Ile aux Noix and St. John's.
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