{"title":"Gavin K. Watt","description":"Gavin K. Watt is president of the Museum of Applied Military History, a confederation of some 450 volunteer historical animators, but he is perhaps best known as a founder and commanding officer of the recreated King's Royal Yorkers. He is the author of Burning of the Valleys: Daring Raids from Canada against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780 (Dundurn, 1996).","products":[{"product_id":"rebellion-in-the-mohawk-valley-the-st-leger-expedition-of-1777-paperback","title":"Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1777, while the British and the Americans were engaged in the bitter American Revolution, a massive campaign was launched from Canada into New York State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrigadier Barry St. Leger led a crucial expedition from Lake Ontario into the Mohawk Valley. The goal was to travel by waterways to join Lieutenant General John Burgoyne in the siege of Albany. But Leger encountered obstacles along the way. While laying siege to Fort Stanwix, Leger received word that Benedict Arnold was leading a massive relief column that was headed their way. Leger and his men retreated, and despite a later attempt to carry on, were never able to help Burgoyne. The Americans then destroyed the British-held Fort Ticonderoga, marking the end of the campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe results of the failed St. Leger expedition were historic. Not only was the loss of Fort Ticonderoga was a major blow to the British war effort, but the campaign also brought about the disillusionment of the Iroquois Confederacy, and saw the founding of the infamous Butler's Rangers and the first major campaign of Sir John Johnson's King's Royal Regiment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367402111199,"sku":"9781550023763","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gvrJvSbK2D9781550023763.webp?v=1789106206"},{"product_id":"the-burning-of-the-valleys-daring-raids-from-canada-against-the-new-york-frontier-in-the-fall-of-1780-paperback","title":"The Burning of the Valleys: Daring Raids from Canada Against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York. Their primary target was the Mohawk River region, known to be the \"grainbowl\" that fed Washington's armies. \u003ci\u003eThe Burning of the Valleys\u003c\/i\u003e details the actions of both sides in this exciting and incredibly effective British campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Frederick Haldimand of Canada possessed a potent force, formed by the deadly alliance of toughened, embittered Tories, who had abandoned their families and farms in New York and Pennsylvania to join the King's Provincial regiments in Canada, and the enraged Six Nations Iroquois, whose towns and farmlands had been utterly devastated by Continentals in 1779. The Governor augmented this highly motivated force with British and German regulars and Canadian Iroquois.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn October, without benefit of modern transportation, communications or navigational aids, four coordinated raids, each thoroughly examined in this book, penetrated deeply into American territory. The raiders fought skirmishes and battles, took hundreds of prisoners, burned forts, farms, and mills and destroyed one of the finest grain harvests in living memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369333752031,"sku":"9781550022711","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/YwijxTp6Ax9781550022711.webp?v=1789140643"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/gavin-k-watt.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}