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About Col. Nicholas Van Rensselaer
Colonel and aide de camp under General Philip Schuyler who fell ill. Gen. Richard Montgomery took command of the storming of Quebec, Van Rensselaer was with Montgomery during the Siege of Fort St. Jean when Montgomery became the first General to die in combat on Dec 31, 1775. Van Rensselaer was under the command of Schuyler when Fort Ticonderoga fell to the British which led to Gen. Horatio Gates assuming command of the Northern department. Nicholas engaged in the Battles of Saratoga. He was dispatched by General Gates to convey to Albany, intelligence that Gen. John Burgoyne had surrendered. As a pall bearer, Nicholas and other former Revolutionary war officers, carried the remains of General Montgomery in procession through Albany in July 1818
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Col. Nicholas Van Rensselaer's Timeline
1754 |
1754
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Rensselaerwyck Colony, Albany County, NY?
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1782 |
May 19, 1782
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Rensselaerwyck Manor, Albany County, NY?
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1785 |
February 13, 1785
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Rensselaerwyck Manor, Albany County, NY?
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1793
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Rensselaerwyck Manor, Albany County, NY?
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1848 |
March 29, 1848
Age 94
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Rensselaerwyck Colony, Albany County, NY?
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Rensselaerwyck Manor, Albany County, NY?
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Rensselaerwyck Manor, Albany County, NY?
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Van Rensselaer Family Cemetery, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York, United States
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