New York Provincial Company of Artillery

New York Provincial Company of Artillery
Active	1776
Allegiance	Province of New York (later - State of New York)
Type	militia
Role	coastal artillery, field artillery
Part of	New York Militia
Engagements	Battle of Long Island, Battle of Harlem Heights, Battle of White Plains, Battle of Trenton
Commanders
Notable commanders	Alexander Hamilton

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"Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) in the Uniform of the New York Artillery" by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887)

During the American Revolutionary War, the New York Provincial Company of Artillery was created by the New York Provincial Congress in 1776 to defend New York City from British attack.

[edit] History

The revolutionary government of the province commissioned Alexander Hamilton, then a student at King's College (now, Columbia University) and an officer in a militia unit of artillery called the Hearts of Oak, to create the new Provincial Company of Artillery.^[1] The new Company saw action in the Battle of White Plains and the Battle of Trenton, among others.^[2] It was while commanding this unit with distinction that Hamilton came to the attention of many high-ranking officers in the Continental Army, a number of them offering him positions on their staffs. Hamilton refused them all to become de facto Chief of Staff to General George Washington, the commander-in-chief, for much of the remainder of the war.

^ Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton. Penguin Press, (2004) (ISBN 1-59420-009-2).
^ McCullough, David. 1776. Simon & Schuster (May 24, 2005). ISBN 0743226712

v • d • e New York in the American Revolutionary War

Pre-war	Sons of Liberty

1770	Battle of Golden Hill

1775	Capture of Fort Ticonderoga – Invasion of Canada

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 – Execution of Nathan Hale – Battle of Valcour Island – Battle of Pell's Point – Battle of White Plains – Battle of Fort Washington

1777	Meigs Raid – Saratoga campaign – Battle of Ticonderoga – 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 – British Evacuate New York – Washington's Farewell to His Officers