The Battle of Oriskany and General Nicholas Herkimer: Revolution in the Mohawk Valley

by Paul A. Boehlert

Overview

A gripping account of General Nicholas Herkimer's valiant defeat of British forces in the heart of New York's Mohawk Valley—and a striking account of the days before and after that fateful day in August 1777.

During the critical Battle of Oriskany in August 1777, Continental forces led by General Nicholas Herkimer defeated the British army under St. Leger in the heart of New York's Mohawk Valley. It was a hard-won victory, but he and his brave troops prevented the British from splitting the colonies in two. Although they did not succeed in relieving the British siege of Fort Stanwix, Herkimer's citizen-soldiers turned back the British and protected Washington's northern flank from attack. The Continental army survived to fight the decisive Battle of Saratoga the next month. Herkimer was mortally wounded, but his heroism and leadership firmly placed him in the pantheon of Revolutionary War heroes. Paul Boehlert presents a gripping account of the events before, during and after this critical battle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626192249
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	11/12/2013
Series:	Military
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,070,728
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 11.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Paul Boehlert is an actor and storyteller and appears at local and regional storytelling festivals. He is a member of the Oneida County and Herkimer County Historical Societies, the National Railway Historical Society, the National Model Railroad Association, the Utica Maennerchor and the Society for Creative Anachronism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

1 Nicholas Herkimer, American Patriot 17

2 The Northwest Frontier 27

3 The Astonishing Freedom to Succeed 36

4 Life in Colonial Tryon County 47

5 Splitting the Colonies 57

6 The March to Oriska 67

7 The Place of Nettles 76

8 "I Will Face the Enemy" 86

9 In Possession of the Field 95

10 The Anvil and the Hammer 105

11 "Then It Will Be a New Thing for Us Both" 116

12 The General's Legacy 126

Bibliography 137

Index 139

About the Author 143