Peter Gansevoort

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Peter Gansevoort was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for his successful defense of Fort Stanwix in 1777.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American military officer
human
allegiance United States of America
appointedBy Continental Congress NERFINISHED
burialPlace Albany Rural Cemetery NERFINISHED
child Peter Gansevoort Jr. NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1749-07-17
dateOfDeath 1812-07-02
employer Continental Army NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Dutch American
familyName Gansevoort NERFINISHED
genre military leadership
givenName Peter
hasHeritage Dutch colonial family of Albany
hasMemorial commemorative plaque at Fort Stanwix National Monument
monument at Albany Rural Cemetery
hasOccupation landowner
hasPartInMottoOrInscription “Fort Schuyler” name used for Fort Stanwix during his command NERFINISHED
honorificTitle The Hero of Fort Stanwix NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf New York Provincial Congress NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Continental Army
militaryRank brigadier general
colonel
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent Siege of Fort Stanwix NERFINISHED
notableFor refusing British demand for surrender at Fort Stanwix in 1777
notableWork defense of Fort Stanwix
occupation politician
soldier
participatedIn Saratoga campaign NERFINISHED
defense of the Mohawk Valley
placeOfBirth Albany, New York NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Albany, New York NERFINISHED
positionHeld commander of Fort Stanwix
relative Harmanus Gansevoort NERFINISHED
Leonard Gansevoort NERFINISHED
religion Dutch Reformed Church NERFINISHED
representedIn painting “The Defense of Fort Stanwix”
residence Albany, New York NERFINISHED
servedIn Northern Department of the Continental Army NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Catherine Van Schaick NERFINISHED
workLocation Mohawk Valley, New York NERFINISHED
New York NERFINISHED

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Maria Gansevoort Melvill father Peter Gansevoort
Maria Gansevoort Melvill notableRelative Peter Gansevoort