THE SIXTH OF JUNE – Many sites are marking the larger event of the D-Day Invasion during World War Two on this date, but in keeping with Balladeer’s Blog’s theme of neglected and obscure items I’ll take a look at a forgotten action from America’s Revolutionary War. With the 4th of July less than a month away, similar seasonal posts will follow in the weeks ahead.
This action involved fighting between New York City’s Sons of Liberty and British forces in the area.
On June 6th, 1775 British soldiers stationed in increasingly tense New York City were ordered to take five entire wagon loads of arms and other supplies from the British facility and transport them to the British ship Asia.
Less than 100 Sons of Liberty led by Lieutenant-Colonel Marinus Willett attacked the convoy of supplies and seized it for American rebel forces.
Later that month, on the 20th, Willett’s forces took part in a raid on the British military storehouse in Turtle Bay, Manhattan. As the war escalated, Willett would serve in major campaigns in Canada and upstate New York.
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I caught an episode of Fox Nation’s Revolutionary War series on Memorial Day, when they offered it wide rather than behind the paywall. It was great. That was an amazing time in pre-America.
I agree! And I’m always annoyed at the way many of the actions prior to July 4th, 1776 get overlooked, as do the many actions following Cornwallis’ surrender in 1781.
No disrespect, Pop was WWII, grandpa WWI. But [and I have a serious axe to grind here, have ever since 1968] this hammers home [quite innocently, sir] a great injustice perpetrated now 50-plus years ago and STILL ongoing today. One day, when I’m ready to [bleep-off] alienate 75% of sane American society, I’ll turn my bile loose on those who did wrong, so very wrong back then.
I think I understand. Thanks for dropping by!
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Thank you, sir!