Water Trails of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the Hudson River Valley in 1781-1782.
Dr. Robert Selig has written another excellent report about the events along the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. Sponsored by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area in cooperation with W3R, it explains the pivotal role the Hudson River played as a corridor of transportation for troops and materials during the American Revolutionary War. The historical research closely examines strategies and initiatives developed during the Revolution, including
the anticipation of an allied siege of New York City,
the crossing of the Hudson in August, 1781by over 6,000 Franco-American troops from Peekskill/King’s Ferry to Stony Point as a key part of the march to Yorktown, (after they left Greenburgh)
the celebratory encampment of the allied armies in Peekskill following the second crossing of the Hudson River upon the return of the comte de Rochambeau’s forces from Virginia in September 1782, and
the failed waterborne attempt by Continental Army forces sailing down the Hudson from Teller’s Point to surprise Loyalists at Fort Independence.
The Fort Independence excursion will be utilized for future inclusion in the Boater’s Guide to the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail Water Routes.
The report compiles an inventory of current-day historical, cultural, and natural sites and resources in the Hudson River Valley that were significant in the Revolution in 1781 and 1782.
To read the report, click here.
