Barry St. Leger
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Barrimore Matthew "Barry" St. Leger (bapt. 1 May 1733 – 23 December 1793) was a
Life
St. Leger was baptised on 1 May 1733 in
He joined the
When the
He was selected to lead the western offensive that formed one leg of the 1777
When reports of a relief force under Benedict Arnold reached him he was abandoned by his Indian supporters, and was forced to withdraw back to Quebec. He then tried to join up with Burgoyne's army near Saratoga, but had only reached Fort Ticonderoga by the time Burgoyne surrendered his army in October 1777.[4]
For the next several years, St. Leger was a leader of the British frontier war against the Americans. He was promoted to colonel in 1780. In 1781, he led an attempt to kidnap General
Following the war, he remained in Quebec, and briefly commanded the British forces there in 1784. He resigned his commission the following year due to ill health, and died in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, on 23 December 1793.[5] His Will was proved on 14 February 1794 at the PCC London by Frances St. Leger, widow.
See also
- St. Leger
References
- ^ a b "St Leger, Barrimore Matthew (ST751BM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b Fredriksen, p. 483
- ^ Fredriksen, p. 484
- ^ a b Fredriksen, p. 485
- ^ "Individual Page".
Sources
- Fredriksen, John C (2001). America's military adversaries: from colonial times to the present. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-603-3.
Further reading
- Watt, Gavin K. The British Campaign of 1777, Volume One - The St. Leger Expedition: The Forces of Crown and Congress, Second Edition Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2003
- Bio