Podcasts about Fort Stanwix

After a series of military defeats over the winter of 1776–1777, British military leaders developed a bold plan to gain control of the Hudson River and divide New England from the rest of the colonies. Three armies would converge on Albany: one under Lieutenant General John Burgoyne moving south from Quebec, one under General William Howe moving north from New York City, and a third under Lieutenant Colonel Barrimore St. Leger cutting east from Lake Ontario along the Mohawk River Fort Stanwix lay directly on the path of St. Leger's force, making it a key defensive position for the Continental Army. By delaying St. Leger's troops and forcing a retreat, the garrison's stand at Fort Stanwix contributed to Burgoyne's surrender at the Battles of Saratoga a month later, a major turning point in the course of the war. To look at this battle, we are joined by today’s guest William Kidder, author of Defending Fort Stanwix: A Story of the New York Frontier in the American Revolution. He offers an account of life in and around the fort in the months leading up to the siege, detailing the lives of soldiers and their families, civilians, and the Haudenosaunee peoples with a focus on both the mundane aspects of military life and the courageous actions that earned distinction. We discuss the stories of local men and women, both white and Indian, who helped with the fort's defense before, during, and after the siege and showcases an overlooked story of bravery and cooperation on New York's frontier during the American Revolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Larry Kidder joins us to discuss his latest book Defending Fort Stanwix, a fort on the western frontier of New York that contributed to the ultimate surrender of the British Army at Saratoga in 1777. Kidder discusses the siege, the related battle of Oriskany and why these events were so consequential to the war. If you would like to participate live in future events, please be sure to join my mailing list, or join as a member of the American Revolution Podcast on Patreon. Book: Defending Fort Stanwix, by William "Larry" Kidder. Other books by Kidder: The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man: Jacob Francis: 1754-1836, 2021 Ten Crucial Days: Washington's Vision for Victory Unfolds, 2019. Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774-1783, 2017. Visit Larry's website at wlkidderhistorian.com, - - To receive invitations to future live events, join my mailing list, https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy or become a member on Patreon.com: https://www.patreon.com/amrevpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Continental Congress, eager to begin settling western lands, forces native tribes to sign the treaties of Fort Stanwix (1784), Fort McIntosh (1785) and Fort Finney (1786) to relinquish claims to large portions of land in what is today the state of Ohio. Congress passes the Land Ordinance of 1785 to define exactly how blocks of this land would be transferred to private parties, either through veterans' grants, or through sales. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Arthur Lee, A Virtuous Revolutionary, by Louis Potts (borrow on archive.org). Online Recommendation of the Week: The Land Ordinance of 1785: A Bicentennial Review: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27790853 Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the Seven Years' War (1754-1763), Great Britain instituted the Proclamation Line of 1763. The Line sought to create a lasting peace in British North America by limiting British colonial settlement east of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1768, colonists and British Indian agents negotiated the Treaties of Fort Stanwix and Hard Labour to extend the boundary line further west. In 1774, the Shawnee-Dunmore War broke out as colonists attempted to push further west. Fallon Burner and Russell Reed, two of the three co-managers of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's American Indian Initiative, join us to investigate the Shawnee-Dunmore War and what this war can show us about Indigenous life, warfare, and sovereignty during the mid-to-late eighteenth century. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/398 Sponsor Links Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Colonial Williamsburg American Indian Initiative Complementary Episodes Episode 223: A Native American History of the Ohio River Valley & Great Lakes Region Episode 310: History of the Blackfeet Episode 353: Women and the Making of Catawba Identity Episode 367: Brafferton Indian School, Part 1 Episode 368: Brafferton Indian School, Part 2 Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin's World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter

On this episode of Small Town Life, host Dave Warner interviews author William L. Kidder, who just completed the book 'Defending Fort Stanwix.' It's a story of the New York Frontier during the American Revolution. The book focuses on the successful defense of Fort Stanwix, located in what is today Rome, New York. Fort Stanwix played an important role in the 1777 Saratoga campaign, which resulted in the capture of British forces led by General John Burgoyne. This campaign is widely considered to be a major turning point in the American Revolution. Burgoyne's surrender raised Patriot morale and contributed to the formation of the alliance with France, which contributed greatly to victory in the War for Independence. In the epilogue, Kidder sketches the postwar lives of some of the fort's prominent defenders, outlines the fort's decommissioning and fall into ruin, and describes its late twentieth-century reconstruction and designation as a national monument. As Kidder says in the interview, you can pick up copies of the book at the Fort Plain Free Library, or you can pre-order it on Amazon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studio25/support

This fort, and related treaty, is referenced in later treaties. Why? Referenceshttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stanwixhttps://www.nps.gov/fost/learn/historyculture/index.htmhttps://www.nps.gov/articles/000/a-timeline-history-of-the-oneida-carry.htmhttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pontiacs-war-feature​​https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/french-and-indian-war-1754-1763-causes-and-outbreakhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Hundred-Years-Warhttps://declaration.fas.harvard.edu/resources/textThey Might Be Giants - Instanbul (Not Constantinople) May 24, 2013Fort Stanwix National Monument - Coolest Fort!Support the Show.

Find out which British Officer helped lead troops under General Guy Carleton's command resulting in Continental Army removal from Quebec. Learn if General Guy Carleton got replaced by an officer below him including whether replacement made was for better or worse. Discover if tensions occurred between Horatio Gates & Philip Schuyler including how they impacted Congress's means to resolve their differences. Learn who George Washington wrote to on July 10, 1777 regarding concerns about dire situation in New York including whom he wanted to have play a key role. Learn how Benedict Arnold got moved from Fort Edward to Fort Stanwix along with Philip Schuyler's involvement in slowing down British advance southward towards intended target of Albany. Determine if Benedict Arnold was already aware of Horatio Gates's strong dislike of other Patriot Officers. Get an understanding behind one instant cause of tension between Arnold & Gates. Learn what approach Horatio Gates preferred to warfare. Get an in depth analysis behind what took place starting on September 12, 1777 and what ensued come September 19. Learn how Benedict Arnold felt after September 19 including where his relationship with Horatio Gates stood. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support

Fort Ontario, situated opposite Oswego City at the mouth of the Oswego River, was built by the British in 1726 and destroyed 30 years later by the French. The British reconstructed the fort in 1759, abandoned it after 37 years in 1796, but used it once more in the War of 1812. It was finally demolished at the end of that war, leaving only its ramparts as a testament to its history. Fort Plain is located by the junction of U.S. 90 and N.Y. 5S, Montgomery Co., near modern-day Fort Plain village. In 1776, Patriots built fortifications that enclosed a farmhouse and its immediate area for about half an acre. The Tories later destroyed the fort in 1780. Fort St. George, constructed in 1776 by the British, is located near Mastic Beach and Smith's Point Bridge on Long Island, a few miles away from William Floyd Parkway. The Patriots captured and destroyed the fort in 1780, leaving a few parts that still survive today. Fort Stanwix was an Indian trading post built by the British in 1725 in the heart of Rome City in Oneida County. The British enlarged it in 1758 but abandoned it later in 1769. Both sides of the Revolutionary War used the fort separately at different times. In 177, A bloody battle between these contesting forces occurred here. Nothing of the site has survived. Gardiners Island was an anchorage in the early colonial period and was located half of the way of the forks on the east of Long Island. The British established a small naval base in Gardiner's Bay during the Revolutionary War. German Flatts used to be the location of Palatine settlements that stretched for about ten miles in the Mohawk Valley near modern-day Herkimer, Herkimer County. The Palatines moved into the area circa 1730 only to have their homes destroyed first by Iroquois and later by Tories during the Revolutionary War. The ruins of hundreds of Palatine homes can still be seen here today. Ruins. About 1700, the Huguenots came and settled New Paltz, located somewhere near N.Y. State Thruway, between the areas of Kingston and Newburgh in Ulster County. Plenty of Huguenot brick and stone homes are still found in this region. Ruins. Remnants of early settlers' homes can still be found on N.Y. 5S near Indian Castle close to Indian Castle Church somewhere part of the way between Fort Plain and LittleFall. Many of these residences were destroyed during the French and Indian Wars. Some remains of Mohawk village dwellings can also be found in this vicinity. Johnstown, first settled in 1760, can be found at N.Y. 67 and State Road 30A, Fulton County. Many homes and other structures were destroyed here during a major battle in 1781. The massive destruction was great, as evidenced by the ruins of its old buildings still visible in the area. Kingston was founded in 1615 by Dutch settlers in Ulster County. They constructed Fort Esopus, which was first intended as a trading post and later became known for its prosperity. Despite the fort being destroyed in 1777 by the British, people rebuilt a new town over the remnants of old buildings. Lake George Village is found by the lower end of Lake George, Warren County, over on U.S. 9 and I-87. American and French troops fought in a great battle here in 1755. After winning, the American forces constructed Fort William Henry not far from here. The French launched an attack in 1757, held off by the Americans who surrendered after five months of fighting. The Indians allied with the French massacred every single American and dumped their corpses in a lake which came to be known as Bloody Pond, located close to the present town. Also nearby are Forts Gage and George, built during the Revolutionary War. Minisink Ford, over by the Delaware River just opposite Pennsylvania, Sullivan County, is located in the township of Lackawaxen in Pennsylvania, Sullivan County. On July 22, 1779, the Patriot forces' entire contingent was wiped out by the Tories and their Indian allies. The exact area where this is found is at N.Y. 97, where it me --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/treasure-revealed/support

Man, it's been a while since we've done a history episode! The boys unpack the little known history of this unassuming fort that changed the course of history.

When the King heard his forces had taken Ticonderoga in August 1777, he thought he had won the war.  What went wrong?  We talk with Kevin Weddle about his new book, The Compleat Victory, about the decisive battle of Saratoga.  How did the British strategy go so badly wrong--and why did the Americans win?  And what did the victory mean?  Kevin Weddle is an historian, but also a graduate of West Point with a 28-year career in the United States Army.  He now teaches military theory and strategy at the U.S. Army War College, and brings a lifetime of experience and a depth of research to bear in giving a new history of this important battle, and the characters involved--Burgoyne and Gates, Arnold and Gansevoort, and many others.   

General Nicholas Herkimer leads a militia relief force to save Fort Stanwix.  A native an militia force form St. Leger's Army ambushes the relief force in the bloody battle of Oriskany.  The relief force retreats and the siege continues. Days later, General Benedict Arnold leads a relief force to the fort.  After the enemy believes exaggerated numbers of Arnold's army, the force under St. Leger flees back to Lake Ontario.  Arnold lifts the siege and keeps the fort in American hands. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777, by Gavin K. Watt  Online Recommendation of the Week:  Orderly book of Sir John Johnson during the Oriskany Campaign, 1776-1777, by William Leete Stone (ed): https://archive.org/details/cu31924032310629  

General Nicholas Herkimer leads a militia relief force to save Fort Stanwix.  A native an militia force form St. Leger's Army ambushes the relief force in the bloody battle of Oriskany.  The relief force retreats and the siege continues. Days later, General Benedict Arnold leads a relief force to the fort.  After the enemy believes exaggerated numbers of Arnold's army, the force under St. Leger flees back to Lake Ontario.  Arnold lifts the siege and keeps the fort in American hands. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777, by Gavin K. Watt  Online Recommendation of the Week:  Orderly book of Sir John Johnson during the Oriskany Campaign, 1776-1777, by William Leete Stone (ed): https://archive.org/details/cu31924032310629  

As General Burgoyne Launches his Campaign from Canada into upstate New York, General Barry St. Leger leads a second army made up primarily of Native Americans and Loyalists through Western New York's Mohawk Valley.  St. Leger planned to capture Fort Stanwix, then link up with Burgoyne's army at Albany. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: With Musket and Tomahawk. Volume II: The Mohawk Valley Campaign in the Wilderness War of 1777, by Michael O. Logusz. Online Recommendation of the Week: ebook, Border Wars of the American Revolution, Vol. 1, by William Leets Stone: https://archive.org/details/borderwarsamrev01stonrich  

As General Burgoyne Launches his Campaign from Canada into upstate New York, General Barry St. Leger leads a second army made up primarily of Native Americans and Loyalists through Western New York's Mohawk Valley.  St. Leger planned to capture Fort Stanwix, then link up with Burgoyne's army at Albany. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: With Musket and Tomahawk. Volume II: The Mohawk Valley Campaign in the Wilderness War of 1777, by Michael O. Logusz. Online Recommendation of the Week: ebook, Border Wars of the American Revolution, Vol. 1, by William Leets Stone: https://archive.org/details/borderwarsamrev01stonrich  

In this episode we will conclude the discussion about what is going on in the Mohawk Valley.  We are looking at the siege of Fort Stanwix and how this will be a key moment in the war in the north.  

Returning after a long hiatus we are picking up where we left off.  I review the start of the mohawk expedition to set the stage for the Battle of Oriskany.  A relief force of local patriots coming to the aid of the Fort Stanwix will face off with Tories and their Indians allies in one of the bloodier battles of the Frontier.

This is about two soldiers in the Battle of Fort Stanwix.

We are shifting our focus from Burgoyne's Army to the expeditionary force under Colonel Barry St. Ledger.  The plan was for them to move down the valley along the Mohawk River and meet up with Burgoyne at Albany.  First however St. Ledger would have to take Fort Stanwix.

During the siege of Fort Stanwix a relief column led by General Herkimer was ambushed by the village of Oriska. This became one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War. What happened afterwards? To the armies involved and to the dead? Is this place haunted? If not, it should be.Websitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstateFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstate

In downtown Rome, NY sits a fort. This fort held off the British during August 1777. Some people claim the fort is haunted. But are those ghosts from that time? Websitehttps://tinyurl.com/UnearthlyUpstateFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UnearthlyUpstate/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/UnearthlyU?lang=en Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UnearthlyUpstate

Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo says Fort Stanwix is a big centerpiece of the downtown.

Following the American-Oneida victory at Fort Stanwix rifts grow deeper within the Six Nations.  Over three-hundred members of the Haudenosaunee gather at Albany for a Conference.  Just as it finishes however word arrives that Burgoyne's British army has crossed the Hudson River at Saratoga. Sources: GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN AMERICA BY BRADY J. CRYTZER Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution by Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin WITH MUSKET & TOMAHAWK VOLUMES 1, 2 & 3 BY MICHAEL O. LOGUSZ 

British General Barry St. Ledger begins the siege of Fort Stanwix August 3, 1777.  American General Herkimer is on his way to help.  Joining him are a group of Oneida led by Two-Kettles-Together (Tyonajanegen) and her husband Han Yerry (Tewahangarahken). Sources: GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN AMERICA BY BRADY J. CRYTZER Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution by Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin WITH MUSKET & TOMAHAWK VOLUMES 1, 2 & 3 BY MICHAEL O. LOGUSZ 

General John Burgoyne and Barry St. Ledger prepare to invade modern New York State from two different directions in 1777.  Burgoyne will attack Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain while St. Ledger and Joseph Brant strike the Americans at Fort Stanwix in the heart of Iroquoia. Sources: GUYASUTA AND THE FALL OF INDIAN AMERICA BY BRADY J. CRYTZER IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON WITH MUSKET & TOMAHAWK VOLUMES 1, 2 & 3 BY MICHAEL O. LOGUSZ 

In our last episode we spoke of the John Burgoyne's advance down the Hudson River Valley. After being repulsed at the Battle of Bennington and the failure of the siege of Fort Stanwix, Burgoyne was in trouble. Electing to continue his advance, he met Horatio Gates and his Continentals near Saratoga, New York. After two failed attempts to carry the American position, Burgoyne had no choice but to surrender. This was a pivotal point in the revolution. The victory convinced France to recognize the United States and bind themselves together in an alliance. If you enjoy this podcast, leave a review on ITunes. Questions? Drop me a line at Americawarpodcast@gmail.com. Take a listen!

After the siege of Fort Stanwix (or Fort Schulyer) Washington comes out of his winter in Morristown, NJ and participates in the events leading up to the Battle of Brandywine, including the Battle of Cooch's Bridge

In the Summer of 1774 trouble stirred on the American Frontier as Great Britain was faced with yet another terrible Indian Uprising. Following the signing of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in the year 1768, the Iroquois effectively gave American settlers free reign of the Ohio River Valley. Although the document was officially sanctioned by the Six Nations and Imperial Administration, the Shawnees who actually lived in the region saw any European encroachment as an act of war. In one of the great powerplays in history Lord Dunmore, the Governor of Virginia, used these circumstances to manufacture a war in which he stood to profit greatly. Although labeled “Lord Dunmore’s War” in the history books few understand this terrible and bloody conflict and often miss its ties to the larger Revolutionary Age.