John Armstrong Jr
American
John Armstrong Jr was an American soldier, a delegate to the Continental Congress, US Senator from New York and Secretary of War. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father John Armstrong Sr
- Daughter: Margaret Armstrong Astor
John Armstrong Jr was an American soldier, a delegate to the Continental Congress, US Senator from New York and Secretary of War. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1777/01/03 | Hugh Mercer receives 7 bayonet wounds and is carried off the battlefield by his aide-de-camp, John Armstrong, where he is treated by James Craik and Benjamin Rush. | Patriot aide-de-camp | Princeton Battlefield | Princeton | Battle of Princeton | ||
1777/10/17 | After the surrender of the British Army, British and Patriot general staffs retire to the hilltop. | Patriot aide-de-camp | Saratoga Surrender Site | Schuylerville | Battle of Saratoga | ||
1789/01/18 | Alida Livingston marries John Armstrong. | Groom | Marriage of Alida Livingston and John Armstrong | ||||
1811/00/00 | Construction begins on "La Bergerie" for John and Alida Livingston Armstrong. | Home | Rokeby | Red Hook | |||
1812/00/00 | Construction on "La Bergerie" is interrupted by the War of 1812 when John Armstrong, the owner, serves as a Brigadier General and later as Secretary of War. | Home | Rokeby | Red Hook |
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