Elijah Churchill

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Elijah Churchill, was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Enfield, Connecticut, a carpenter, he entered the 8th Connecticut Regiment as a private on July 7, 1775. On May 7, 1777, he re-enlisted for the duration of the war as a corporal in the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons, later the 2nd Legionary Corps, and was promoted to sergeant on October 2, 1780. He was cited for gallantry in action at Fort St. George near Brookhaven, New York on Long Island, in November 1780, and at Tarrytown, New York, in July 1781. He was awarded the Badge of Military Merit for the 1780 action, one of only three soldiers to receive the medal that later became the Purple Heart.

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New York in the American Revolutionary War

Pre-war - Sons of Liberty - 1775 Invasion of Canada (1775) - Capture of Fort Ticonderoga - 1776 New York and New Jersey campaign - Battle of Long Island - New York Prison Ships Begin - Landing at Kip's Bay - Battle of Harlem Heights - Great Fire of New York (1776) - Execution of Nathan Hale - Battle of Valcour Island -Battle of Pell's Point - Battle of White Plains - Battle of Fort Washington - 1777 - Saratoga campaign - Battle of Ticonderoga (1777) - Battle of Hubbardton - Battle of Fort Ann - Battle of Oriskany - Battle of Saratoga - Battle of Freeman's Farm - Battle of Bemis Heights - 1778 - Setauket Spy Ring Launched - Battle of Cobleskill - West Point established - Cherry Valley massacre - 1779 - Battle of Stony Point - Sullivan Expedition - Battle of Newtown - 1780 - First Purple Heart - André Capture Reveals Traitor Benedict Arnold - 1781 - HMS Culloden Runs Aground at Montauk - Washington Calls Off Invasion of New York to Support Yorktown - 1782 - Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh - Newburgh letter - 1783 - Newburgh conspiracy - British Evacuate New York - Washington's Farewell to His Officers