The Siege of Fort Stanwix, American Revolution. 1777. Where an Insurrection Turn into a Revolution.

Britain’s failure to seize Fort Stanwix played a critical role in the collapse of their strategy to divide the colonies. Without control of the fort, they were unable to secure the Hudson River corridor or dominate central New York, objectives that had been essential to cutting the American rebellion in half. That one position, held against the odds, helped fracture the campaign designed to isolate New England and strangle the revolution in its infancy. Fort Stanwix. August 3 - 22, 1777. Amer...