In September 1777 during British General John Burgoyne’s campaign to capture Albany and secure the lower Hudson Valley, American militia commanded by Major General Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810) staged a daring raid on the British army’s supply line between Fort Ticonderoga, Lake George and Skenesborough (now Whitehall).
Now known as the Pawlet Expedition, it’s one of the most unappreciated operations of the Saratoga Campaign, according to historian Bruce Venter. [Read more…] about The Pawlet Expedition: Disrupting Burgoyne’s Supply Lines
