Philip Schuyler
- Events
- 2
- Episodes
- 7
- Years
- 1776–1777
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Philip Schuyler, 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
Battle of The Cedars
1776Role: Major General in the invasion of Quebec
- Arnold Detaches Troops to the Cedars
In April 1776 Benedict Arnold, commanding at Montreal, placed a detachment at the Cedars after rumors of British and Indigenous preparations west of Montreal.
- Skirmishes at the Cedars
Limited combat occurred in May 1776 at and around the Cedars, west of Montreal, between American troops and a British-led force of Haudenosaunee warriors and Canadian militia.
- Capture of American Reinforcements
American reinforcements traveling to the Cedars were captured after a brief skirmish on May 20, 1776.
- Arnold Detaches Troops to the Cedars
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Hubbardton
1777Role: American general whose forces the escaped troops joined at Fort Edward
- Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Burgoyne's army arrived near Fort Ticonderoga on July 1 and besieged it from July 2 to July 6, 1777.
- American Evacuation and Retreat
St. Clair's garrison abandoned Ticonderoga on the night of July 6, marching toward Hubbardton in the disputed New Hampshire Grants.
- Battle of Hubbardton
On July 7, 1777, Fraser's British forces caught and defeated the American rearguard at Hubbardton, Vermont.
- Aftermath: Prisoners and Strategic Outcome
Captured Americans were sent to Ticonderoga; British troops went to Skenesboro, while the escaped main body enabled later American victories.
- Siege of Fort Ticonderoga
Sources
- Battle of the Cedars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
- Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14