Battle of Setauket
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The Battle of Setauket was a failed attack during the American Revolutionary War on a fortified Loyalist outpost in Setauket, Long Island, New York, by a force of Continental Army troops from Connecti
The current Setauket Presbyterian Church (built 1812), sits on the site of the Loyalist fortifications
Colonel Samuel Blachley Webb
The Caroline Church (Episcopal), built in 1729, still contains bullet holes from the 1777 skirmish
Benjamin Tallmadge
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Benjamin Tallmadge was an American military officer, spymaster, and politician. He is best known for his service as an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He acted a
Battle of Setauket
…of small-scale raids. It was also a significant waypoint for intelligence that made its way from American spies in New York to Washington's spy chief, Benjamin Tallmadge. A Setauket native, Tallmadge operated what has since been called the Culper Ring, in which a number of Setauket residents figured prominently. A Patriot…
Tallmadge c. 1825
Major Tallmadge of the 2nd Continental Dragoons.
Benjamin Tallmadge with son William 1790