Siege of Fort Stanwix
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The siege of Fort Stanwix began on August 2, 1777, and ended on August 22, 1777. Fort Stanwix, at the western end of the Mohawk River Valley, was a primary defense point for the Continental Army again
Aerial view of the reconstructed Fort Stanwix
18th-century engraving of Barry St. Leger
A road blocked by a "giant abatis" such as delayed St. Leger's artillery
Portrait of Peter Gansevoort by Gilbert Stuart, 1794
Benedict Arnold
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Benedict Arnold was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of maj
Siege of Fort Stanwix
…was a blow to the morale of St. Leger's Indigenous allies. The siege was finally broken when American reinforcements under the command of Major General Benedict Arnold approached, and Arnold used a ruse to convince the besiegers that he had a much larger force. This misinformation, combined with the departure of many…
1776 portrait
Dedication plaque on Groton Monument in Groton, Connecticut, to victims of Arnold's slaughter following the Battle of Groton Heights:This monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut in the 55th year of the Independence of the U.S.A. in memory of the brave patriots massacred at Fort Griswold near this spot on the 6th of Sept. AD 1781, when the British, under the command of the Traitor Benedict Arnold, burnt the towns of New London and Groton and spread desolation and woe throughout the region.
A 1766 political cartoon on the repeal of the Stamp Act
Major General Horatio Gates led the forces at Saratoga; Portrait of Horatio Gates by Gilbert Stuart, 1793–1794.