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Gosen Van Schaick

" Gosen Van Schaick commenced his mortal career at Albany, New York in 1737. He entered the British Army in 1756 with the commission of Lieutenant and served mother Britain faithfully to the end of the French war at which time he had reached the rank of Lieut. Colonel. Had he not been a superior officer he could not have attained that rank among Englishmen. At the first sound of the war cry in 1775 he was on hand ready for action and spent his life and fortune in the cause of Freedom. He was placed in command of the first regiment of the New York line and ultimately rose to the rank of Brig. General of the regular Army. He fought bravely at Monmouth and other places and had the high esteem of Washington. In 1779, he commanded the successful expedition against the Onondaga Indians for which Congress passed a resolution of most hearty thanks. General Schaick did honor to his country and to every station in which he moved. He was an able officer, a good citizen, honest man, and repaired to his final rest in 1784."

Source: The Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson