Tryon County militia

Tryon County Militia
Active	1775 to 1783
Allegiance	State of New York
Type	militia
Part of	New York Militia
Engagements	Battle of Oriskany (August 6, 1777) Attack on German Flatts (1778) Battle of Cherry Valley (November 11, 1778) Battle of Klock's Field (October 19, 1780) Battle of Johnstown (October 25, 1781)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Nicholas Herkimer Abraham Ten Broeck Robert Van Rensselaer Marinus Willett Joseph House

The creation of the Tryon County, New York militia was authorized on March 8, 1772, when the Province of New York passed a bill for the establishment of organized militia in each county in the colony. By 1776 (at the start of the American War of Independence), the Tryon County militia had in effect become an army of rebellion under the control of the Tryon County Committee of Safety. The Tryon County militia would go on to fight at the important battles of Oriskany and Johnstown (among others) during the war.

Early in 1772, the Colony of New York passed a bill for the establishment of organized militia in each county. In 1775, the Tryon County militia comprised four regiments, organized according to geographical location:

A 5th regiment from the Harpersfield area was created under the command of a local resident, Colonel John Harper on March 3, 1780. Three companies are designated, falling under the commands of: Captain Alexander Harper, Captain Daniel McGillevrey, and Captain Lodwick Breakman. Before they fled to the Canadian Provinces in 1775, Hendrick Frey, Daniel Claus, Sir John Johnson and Guy Johnson were each colonels in command of these regiments.

On August 22, 1775, by order of the New York Provincial Congress, the Tryon County militia and the Albany County militia were joined to form a brigade. One fourth of each company were selected as minutemen.

On October 5, 1776, a resolution of the New York State congress appointed Nicholas Herkimer as brigadier general of the "Brigade of Militia of Tryon County, New York."

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