Van Schaick, Goose, 1736-1789
Variant namesAmerican soldier.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mount [Fort?] Johnson [N.Y.], to General Hand, endorsed [1778 Nov. 15]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574148
Soldier and commander of the 1st New York Regiment, 1776-1783, best known for his April, 1779, expedition against the Onondaga.
With 558 men, Van Schaick left Fort Schuyler (formerly Fort Stanwix) and marched to the Onondaga country. Suffering no casualties, his forces killed twelve Onondaga warriors and took thirty-four prisoners, burned the Indian settlements, killed livestock, and confiscated and destroyed firearms. They returned to Fort Schuyler on April 24, five and a half days after their departure.
From the description of Minutes & proceedings of the Onondaga expedition : Fort Schuyler, [N.Y.], 1779 Apr. 24. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 40558929
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| associatedWith | Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789. | person |
| associatedWith | Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Emmet, Thomas Addis | person |
| associatedWith | First New York Regiment. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Great Britain. Army. New York Regiment of Provincials. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hand, Edward, 1744-1802, | person |
| associatedWith | Hanson, Willis T., | person |
| associatedWith | Lansing, Gerrit Yates, 1783-1862. | person |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Continental Army. New York Regiment, First | corporateBody |
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| New York (State)--Fort Stanwix (Rome) | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Fort Stanwix (Rome, N.Y.) |
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| Indians of North America |
| Manuscripts, American |
| Onondaga Indians |
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Person
Birth 1736-09-05
Death 1789-07-04
