Wednesday, October 11, 2006

This Day in History: October 11

On this day in 1776, a British fleet under Sir Guy Carleton defeats 15 American gunboats under the command of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold at the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, in what is now Clinton County, New York.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hahaaaa! Traitor, Clinton, and New York. Its deja vu, all over again!