British – American Friendship

"We are now friends with

England and with all Mankind."

Written by Benjamin Franklin, American Peace

Commissioner in Paris, following the signing of the peace

treaty ending the American Revolution

September 1783

With American and British flags flying overhead, a Quit Rent Ceremony is reenacted each ...

British Defenses: The Upper Works

The Upper Works was the main British defensive position. As in the Outer Works, an abatis spanned the width of the peninsula. Included in the abatis were artillery positions, but these weapons, mostly heavy ship guns, were intended for long-range, ...

"I … imagined them to be British Troops, but found my mistake by

During the night of the attack, Captain Francis Tew was stationed near the abatis with four companies of the 17th Regiment, part of the total British garrison of 564 men. On this spot, a small defensive position called flech #2 ...

British Defenses: The Outer Works

After cutting down most of the trees at Stony Point to reduce cover for potential attackers and create a “field of fire” for artillery, the British constructed two sets of fortifications – the Outer Works, located near the present museum ...

The British Occupy Stony Point

In late May 1779, a British force of more than 6000 men captured the Hudson River and the small American fort at Verplanck’s Point on the opposite shore. These strategic locations guarded the southern entrance to the Hudson Highlands. The ...

17th British Regiment of Foot

British War Veterans of America, Inc.

New York Branch of the

British Legion

erected this plaque to perpetuate the memories of men of the 17th British Regiment of Foot who died near this spot defending the Stony Point fortification against General Wayne’s American ...

The British Perspective

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

As a British soldier, you are far more disciplined and experienced in battle than the rag-tag militia. Here at Guilford Courthouse your troops are outnumbered by more than two to one, but hunger and exhaustion seem ...

The British at Crown Point

Following the French retreat from Crown Point in 1759, General Amherst embarked upon an ambitious plan to secure the area for Britain. An elaborate system of fortifications was begun on the Point; at times as many as 3,000 soldiers and ...

British Flank Near Mt. Zion

Directly in front of you stands the majestic Mount Zion. From its summit the whole battlefield can be seen and it may have served as a lookout for Tory and Indian scouts who were surveying the area for the British ...

The British Army

British commander, Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, ordered a detachment of cavalry forward to scatter the American skirmishers. The green-uniformed British Legion - Americans loyal to the king - awaited the order to advance.

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