De Peyster, Arent Schuyler, 1736-1822

Arent Schuyler De Peyster, British army officer, was born in 1736 the son of a prominent New York family.

Following duty in the Seven Years' War, D ePeyster was appointed in 1774 commandant of Fort Michilimackinac, the only British-garrisoned outpost on the Great Lakes above Detroit during the American Revolution. He served in this capacity until 1779. With the assistance of his interpreter, Joseph-Louis Ainsse, and a former French officer and fur trader, Charles-Michel Mouet de Langlade, De Peyster was able to raise Indian war parties to fight in the British war effort on the western frontier. After the revolution, De Peyster returned to England and eventually retired to Scotland where he died in 1827.

From the description of Orders, 1778 May 10. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37112978

Arent Schuyler De Peyster, British army officer, was born in 1736 the son of a prominent New York family.

Following duty in the Seven Years' War, De Peyster was appointed in 1774 commandant of Fort Michilimackinac, the only British-garrisoned outpost on the Great Lakes above Detroit during the American Revolution. He served in this capacity until 1779. With the assistance of his interpreter, Joseph-Louis Ainsse, and a former French officer and fur trader, Charles-Michel Mouet de Langlade, De Peyster was able to raise Indian war parties to fight in the British war effort on the western frontier. After the Revolution, De Peyster returned to England and eventually retired to Scotland where he died in 1827.

From the description of Orders, 1778 Oct. 26. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 37112917