The Burning of Kingston
Brian | October 2, 2009
[ October 16, 2009 to October 18, 2009. ] On October 16, 1777, during the British campaign to control the North (Hudson) River & effectively split the New England Colonies/States from the South, a fleet of 23 ships & 2000 troops were sent North to rendezvous& support General Burgoyne’s push South from the Champlain Valley to Albany. After Gentleman Johnny’s defeat at Saratoga, the [...]
