Jeffrey A. Denman

The Sullivan expedition reached Genesee on the afternoon of September 14. The next morning, the army set to work on the process of ravaging the town, burning houses, and then turning to the crops, eradicating 3,000 bushels of beans and approximately 60,000 bushels of corn. Sullivan then decided that the expedition’s mission was complete and began the return trip back to Tioga. As they moved back toward their original base, they found that the region was totally devoid of peo

Howe was moving away with the French in hot pursuit. Both admirals were jockeying for position, trying to get windward of the other in order to initiate battle. Howe was increasing his distance from the French, when crews began to notice a change in the weather. The seas were now choppier, and in the distance the skies began to darken. Winds began to whip. As each side began to form for battle, a storm was upon them. For two days, heavy wind and rain pounded the fleets, and t

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