The Mohawk Valley Path Through History begins with the Revolutionary War - the sites and events related to this period in history.
Oct 2, 1780
Benedict accomplice hanged
British Major John Andre, and Benedict Arnold accomplice, is hanged as a spy by U.S. military forces in Tappan, New York
Oct 6, 1777
British capture Forts Montgomery and Clinton
British capture Forts Montgomery and Clinton
Oct 8, 1778
Continental Army attacks Unadilla in retaliation for Sept. 17 raid on German Flats (Herkimer)
Continental Army attacks Unadilla in retaliation for Sept. 17 raid on German Flats (Herkimer)
British fleet defeats Benedict Arnold's gunboats on Lake Champlain
Oct 15, 1780
British retreat from Middleburgh
British troops attempt unsuccessful attack on Middle Fort (present day Middleburgh)
General John Burgoyne surrenders to Gen. Gates at Saratoga
Oct 17, 1778
Note to Gen. Washington
17 Oct 1778: Gov. Clinton message to Gen. Washington regarding trail to Anaquaga
Oct 19, 1781
Gen. Cornwallis formally surrenders at Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders to a French and American force at Yorktown, VA, bringing the American Revolution to a close.
Oct 19, 1780
Battle of Klock's Field
Robert Van Rensselaer meets Sir John Johnson at Battle of Klock’s Field
Oct 25, 1781
Battle of Johnstown
Battle of Johnstown