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The New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776 and the winter months of 1777 was a series of American Revolutionary War battles for control of the Port of New York and the state of New Jersey, fought between British forces under General Sir William Howe and the Continental Army under General George Washington.
The Van Woert's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 16th Albany County Militia Regiment, [1] was called up in July, 1777 at Hoosick, New York, United States, to reinforce General Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's Brigade.
British General John Burgoyne led an invasion army of 7,200–8,000 men southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a similar British force marching northward from New York City and another British force marching eastward from Lake Ontario; the goal was to take Albany, New York. The southern and western forces never arrived ...
On November 30, 1776, Howe—the British commander-in-chief in North America—wrote to Germain, outlining an ambitious plan for the 1777 campaign. Howe said that if Germain sent him substantial reinforcements, he could launch multiple offensives, including sending 10,000 men up the Hudson River to take Albany, New York.
The regiment saw action during the Siege of Boston [1] and the New York Campaign. On January 1, 1777, the regiment was disbanded and volunteers from the regiment joined the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment .
A stone cairn, erected in 1927 near where the Allen farmhouse stood, is believed to be the final resting spot for those killed. Two nearby New York State historical markers on Allen Road, off of County Road 49, note the event, and a memorial was dedicated in July 2017 on the 240th anniversary in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Argyle. [3]
July 8, 1777: New York: British victory Siege of Fort Stanwix: August 2–23, 1777: New York: American victory: British fail to take Fort Stanwix Battle of Oriskany: August 6, 1777: New York: British victory Second Battle of Machias: August 13–14, 1777: Massachusetts (present-day Maine) British victory Battle of Bennington: August 16, 1777 ...
The Van Schoonoven's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 12th Albany County Militia Regiment, was called up in July 1777 at Halfmoon, New York, to reinforce Gen. Horatio Gates's Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign. The regiment served in Brigadier General Abraham Ten Broeck's brigade.