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In the early morning hours of January 18, 1777, on a hillside redoubt (a small fortification) called ‘Negro Fort,’ just north of the Harlem River at Kings Bridge in what is now the Bronx, around 100 armed black loyalists were attacked by a patriot militia force of 3,500 men under Major General William Heath. The …
Captain Robert Rogers (Major Rogers, as listed in his Journals), was one of the more colorful characters in American history. He was an incredible military leader who adapted wilderness tactics which equipped the British in The French and Indian War (or The Seven Years War as it’s known in Europe). From 1754 until 1763, both …
Prior to Battle General Washington called a council of war on October 16th, 1776, one month after the Battle of Harlem. American troops had stood in line of battle on an open field and driven back the renowned Scotsmen of the 42nd, the legendary Black Watch. Since that time, inactivity was undermining the morale that …