What major event happened in Kingston on October 13, 1777?
Declaration of Independence
British burned the city
Founding of Kingston
First snow of the year
Answer
British burned the city of Kingston on October 13, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. The British forces, led by General John Burgoyne, were attempting to capture Albany, New York, and Kingston was a strategic point on the Hudson River. The British burned the city in retaliation for the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, which had occurred just a few days earlier.
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