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ADVANCE PLANNING & FINANCING
In advance of the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, on June 11, 1778, Congress already had allocated the huge sum of $932,743.1/3, to resolve the problem of Indian ...
IN BROAD STROKES: TIMELINE/CONTEXT
Authorization and financing were from the Continental Congress of the thirteen rebel colonies. NYS congressmen were especially keen on securing New York’s se...
SIZE AND SCALE
The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign was one of the largest offensive movements in the entire War of Independence. In the Spring, Van Schaick’s force numbered 558, ...
NEW YORK’S BIG PARTY: A NATIVE VOICE AT THE TABLE
The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign of 1779 was the largest expedition ever before mounted against the Indians of North America. Deploying 5,100 to 6,200 troops - ...