Historedia
Person

Captain Thomas Machin

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1778

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Thomas Machin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Installation of the Hudson River Chain

    1778

    Role: Artillery officer and engineer who directed the chain's installation

    1. April 30, 1778 · Hudson River between West Point and Constitution IslandInstallation of the Great Chain at West Point

      Captain Thomas Machin directed the stretching of the Great Chain across the Hudson between West Point and Constitution Island on April 30, 1778.

Sources

  1. Hudson River Chains Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-27