. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. ons were rudely British were forcing their way up the Hudson in atoo much belated attempt to save Burgoyne; the sameforces which some months before had compelled theflight from White Plains and Fishkill northward toKingston. General Israel Putnam was in command ofthe defenses of the Hudson, but was unable to check thehostile advance, and soon the British passed around theDunderberg and came upon Forts Montgomery andClinton, the last defenses before Kingston would bereached. Governor Clinton himself was in commanda
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. ons were rudely British were forcing their way up the Hudson in atoo much belated attempt to save Burgoyne; the sameforces which some months before had compelled theflight from White Plains and Fishkill northward toKingston. General Israel Putnam was in command ofthe defenses of the Hudson, but was unable to check thehostile advance, and soon the British passed around theDunderberg and came upon Forts Montgomery andClinton, the last defenses before Kingston would bereached. Governor Clinton himself was in commandat Fort Montgomery, and his brother James at FortClinton. The garrisons of both scarcely equalled aquarter of the British strength, and on October 6 bothfell into the hands of the British. Governor Clintonwith a part of his force escaped and retired towardKingston, knowing that the fall of that place wasinevitable but hoping to delay the British advance untilthe archives of the government could be removed to aplace of safety. This was done, a hiding place being. Philip Schuyler Philip Schuyler; born in Albany, N. Y., November 22, 1733;served in the colonial army; resigned in 1757 and was sentto England to settle claims in 1758; delegate to continentalcongress, 1775-1777; state senator from western New Yorkdistrict, 1780-84, 1786-89 and 1792-97; again delegate to con-tinental congress, 1788-81; United States senator, 1789-91;1797-98; died in Albany, N. Y., November 18, 1804.
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