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Hace 4 días · Sir John Burgoyne unfortunately survived his father only six weeks and on 29 Aug. 1713 the Wroxall estates of the family of Burgoyne, after an uninterrupted succession for 169 years, were sold by Constance (Middleton) widow of Sir Roger Burgoyne, and the trustees of her marriage settlement to Sir Christopher Wren, the famous architect, who at the time was SurveyorGeneral to Queen Anne, for £ ...
Hace 4 días · United States. Johnstown flood, disastrous flood that occurred in 1889 in the town of Johnstown, Pa. Johnstown lies at the confluence of the Conemaugh River and Stony Creek; at the time of the flood it was a leading U.S. steelmaking centre. At 3:10 pm on May 31, the South Fork Dam, a poorly maintained earthfill dam holding a major upstream ...
Hace 1 día · The single seat of Preston formed from 1918 until 1949 was created by the County Borough of Preston and Urban District of Fulwood. From the general election of 1950 to the 1983 Preston was divided into the constituencies of Preston North and Preston South. In time for the 1983 general election, the boundaries on which the current seat is drawn ...
Hace 5 días · Smith was wounded during the retreat back to Boston after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Pitcairn was Smith's subordinate. Parker commanded the Minutemen at Lexington. 2. No British soldiers died at the Battle of Lexington. Answer: True. Only one British soldier was wounded in the exchange of gunfire. 3.
Hace 4 días · In August 1777, Brant played a major role at the Battle of Oriskany in support of a major offensive led by General John Burgoyne. Brant was not the ranking Iroquois war leader, as was sometimes represented, but after the failure of Burgoyne's campaign, Brant raised and commanded a combined force of about 300 Indians and 100 white Loyalists.
Hace 3 días · September 24, 1777 at Diamond Island, New York - Having previously captured 300 British troops on the west shore of Lake George, Col. John Brown's Continentals successfully raided the British post at Diamond Island, located south of Ticonderoga. They were unsuccessful in capturing Fort Ticonderoga itself.
Hace 5 días · Honiley manor passed to John Burgoyne, who with his wife Penelope sold it in 1685 to John Baker in trust for Francis, Lord Carrington, and this manor formed part of the settlement which he made on his second wife Anne daughter of William, Marquess of Powis, in 1687.
