71-457: Seth Warner (May 17, 1743 [ O.S. May 6, 1743] – December 26, 1784) was an American soldier. He was a Revolutionary War officer from Vermont who rose to the rank of Continental colonel and was often given the duties of a brigade commander. He is best known for his leadership in the capture of Fort Crown Point , the Battle of Longueuil, the siege of Quebec, the retreat from Canada , and
142-687: A British invasion. In October after the Battle of Valcour Island , Warner mustered the militia of the New Hampshire Grants and led them to the Lake Champlain forts. Major General Horatio Gates wrote, "I much approve of your zeal and activity in spiriting up the Militia to come and defend their country. They cannot be too soon here." In January 1777, the first men from Warner's Additional Regiment were quartered on Mount Independence. In May 1777, Warner led
213-470: A common school education. He learned rudimentary medicine from his father. A 1795 account of his life asserts that he had “more information of the nature and properties of the indigenous plants and vegetables, than any other man in the country” and “administered relief in many cases, where no other medical assistance could at that time be procured.” In 1763, Warner's father purchased land in Bennington , now in
284-444: A council of officers appointed Warner third in command after Ethan Allen and James Easton of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, of an expedition to capture Fort Ticonderoga . But Warner and the men he had recruited were left on the east shore of Lake Champlain as a rear guard while Allen and newly arrived Colonel Benedict Arnold surprised the garrison on the morning of May 10. A day later, Warner captured Crown Point, 13 miles (21 km) to
355-555: A force of militia from Schenectady, New York, and the New Hampshire Grants on a raid into the Loyalist stronghold of Jessup's Patent, centered at today's Lake Luzerne, New York. As a result of the hardships of this raid, Warner's health began to fail. By June 15, 1777, Warner's undersized regiment at the Lake Champlain forts had grown to 170 enlisted men and a total of 228. As an army of 8000 under command of Lieutenant General John Burgoyne sailed south on Lake Champlain, Warner's men joined
426-506: A letter dated "12/22 Dec. 1635". In his biography of John Dee , The Queen's Conjurer , Benjamin Woolley surmises that because Dee fought unsuccessfully for England to embrace the 1583/84 date set for the change, "England remained outside the Gregorian system for a further 170 years, communications during that period customarily carrying two dates". In contrast, Thomas Jefferson , who lived while
497-525: A major. Most leaders, including Major General Philip Schuyler , commander of the Northern Department, assumed that Allen would lead the regiment. A convention of New Hampshire Grant leaders was held at Cephas Kent's tavern in Dorset on July 26, 1775. Warner was selected as lieutenant colonel by a vote of 41 to five. No reasons for the action were given in the minutes. Soon afterwards Ethan Allen wrote, "How
568-500: A non-official language. 68.9% of residents were Christian , down from 88.0% in 2011. 62.3% were Catholic , 4.3% were Christian n.o.s and 0.8% were Protestant . 29.3% of the population was non-religious or secular, up from 11.7% in 2011. All other religions and spiritual traditions accounted for 1.8% of the population. The largest non-Christian religion was Islam at 1.4%. (Includes multiple responses) European n.o.s North American Indigenous , n.o.s. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
639-439: A population of 97,873 living in 42,913 of its 44,255 total private dwellings, a change of 2.9% from its 2016 population of 95,114 . With a land area of 226.93 km (87.62 sq mi), it had a population density of 431.3/km (1,117.0/sq mi) in 2021. The amalgamated municipalities (with 2001 population) were: Despite the fact that nearby Montreal is very racially diverse, in 2021 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu had
710-649: A retreat over Pittsford Ridge, the road to Castleton having been cut off by British grenadiers. Old Style and New Style dates Old Style ( O.S. ) and New Style ( N.S. ) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923. In England , Wales , Ireland and Britain's American colonies , there were two calendar changes, both in 1752. The first adjusted
781-627: A series of meetings held as the New Hampshire Grants gradually formed an independent government. Warner and all but one delegate pledged "at the Risque of our Lives and fortunes to Defend, by arms, the United American States against the Hostile attempts of the British Fleets and Armies, until the present unhappy Controversy between the two Countries shall be settled." Recruitment for the new regiment
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#1732891414790852-503: A skirmish outside the French Lines on July 2. One of Warner's lieutenants was killed. On July 3, Warner led about 800 militia into the fortifications. They drove with them 40 head of cattle and numerous sheep. The newly arrived militia made up approximately one-fifth of the garrison. On July 5, St. Clair and a council of general officers made the decision to abandon the forts. First Ticonderoga and then Mount Independence were evacuated on
923-830: A start-of-year adjustment works well with little confusion for events before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar. For example, the Battle of Agincourt is well known to have been fought on 25 October 1415, which is Saint Crispin's Day . However, for the period between the first introduction of the Gregorian calendar on 15 October 1582 and its introduction in Britain on 14 September 1752, there can be considerable confusion between events in Continental Western Europe and in British domains. Events in Continental Western Europe are usually reported in English-language histories by using
994-493: A very large majority of white residents (~94.4%). 4.1% of residents were visible minorities and 1.5% identified as Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups were Black (1.4%) and Latin American (0.8%). French was the mother tongue of 92.5% of residents. Other common mother tongues were English (2.5%), Spanish (0.8%), and Arabic (0.5%). 1.4% claimed both French and English as first languages, while 0.4% listed both French and
1065-526: Is 9 February 1649, the date by which his contemporaries in some parts of continental Europe would have recorded his execution. The O.S./N.S. designation is particularly relevant for dates which fall between the start of the "historical year" (1 January) and the legal start date, where different. This was 25 March in England, Wales, Ireland and the colonies until 1752, and until 1600 in Scotland. In Britain, 1 January
1136-460: Is a manufacturing centre for textiles, wood products, sporting equipment, and metal transformation. It hosts an Area Support Unit (ASU) of the Canadian Forces , which functions as a primary recruit and officer training establishment. The Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu public transit system provides commuter and local bus services. According to the 2016 Census, 22,840 residents, or 56.7% of
1207-519: Is expected to be extended all the way to the Canada-United States border at Saint-Armand ( Highgate Springs, Vermont ) in the future, and will then continue as Interstate 89 in Vermont. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has its own municipal airport, Saint-Jean Airport , and is also close to Montreal Pierre-Elliot Trudeau International Airport. The former International Railway of Maine runs through
1278-521: Is home to the Carrefour Richelieu regional shopping mall which has 115 stores. Newer retail developments include Faubourg Saint-Jean, home to restaurants, services, stores, and a soon-to-open movie theatre. The historic downtown area, which borders the Richelieu River and includes Richelieu and Champlain streets, is home to a variety of locally owned bars, restaurants, and shops. St-Jean
1349-546: Is split in two by Autoroute de la Vallée-des-Forts ( Autoroute 35 ) which goes North-South by going first through Saint-Luc district, then turns east just south of Pierre-Caisse Boulevard in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu district to cross the Richelieu River and to finally continue its way south through St-Athanase and Iberville districts. The highway continues south for some 24 km before ending at Saint-Sébastien, but it
1420-529: The American Revolutionary War control of the town changed hands several times as British and American forces moved through the area. In 2001 the city and several adjoining communities were merged into the new regional county municipality with a population to 79,600. This merger was requested by the five municipalities involved and was not part of the municipal fusions imposed by the Quebec government
1491-565: The Canada–United States border with the state of Vermont . It is situated on both the west and east banks of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain . As of December 2019, the population of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was 98,036. Historically, the city has been an important transportation hub. The first railway line in British North America connected it with La Prairie in 1836. It also hosts
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#17328914147901562-702: The Continental Congress in Philadelphia to ask that the Green Mountain Boys be recognized as a regiment. Congress recommended to the Provincial Congress of New York that they "embody them among the Troops you shall raise." Although New York was hesitant to incorporate men who had opposed them in the land dispute, the provincial congress established the regiment under the command of a lieutenant colonel and
1633-592: The Russian Empire and the very beginning of Soviet Russia . For example, in the article "The October (November) Revolution", the Encyclopædia Britannica uses the format of "25 October (7 November, New Style)" to describe the date of the start of the revolution. The Latin equivalents, which are used in many languages, are, on the one hand, stili veteris (genitive) or stilo vetere (ablative), abbreviated st.v. , and meaning "(of/in) old style" ; and, on
1704-582: The battles of Hubbardton and Bennington. Before the war, Warner was a captain in the Green Mountain Boys . He was outlawed by New York but never captured. In the final years of the war, Warner remained loyal to the United States while the independent state of Vermont negotiated separately with the British. Seth Warner was born on the Connecticut frontier in hilly western Woodbury, now Roxbury . He
1775-483: The 19th century, a practice that the author Karen Bellenir considered to reveal a deep emotional resistance to calendar reform. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø] ) is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec , about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Montreal , located roughly halfway between Montreal and
1846-532: The 4th century , had drifted from reality . The Gregorian calendar reform also dealt with the accumulated difference between these figures, between the years 325 and 1582, by skipping 10 days to set the ecclesiastical date of the equinox to be 21 March, the median date of its occurrence at the time of the First Council of Nicea in 325. Countries that adopted the Gregorian calendar after 1699 needed to skip an additional day for each subsequent new century that
1917-579: The Boyne was commemorated with smaller parades on 1 July. However, both events were combined in the late 18th century, and continue to be celebrated as " The Twelfth ". Because of the differences, British writers and their correspondents often employed two dates, a practice called dual dating , more or less automatically. Letters concerning diplomacy and international trade thus sometimes bore both Julian and Gregorian dates to prevent confusion. For example, Sir William Boswell wrote to Sir John Coke from The Hague
1988-504: The British Isles and colonies converted to the Gregorian calendar, instructed that his tombstone bear his date of birth by using the Julian calendar (notated O.S. for Old Style) and his date of death by using the Gregorian calendar. At Jefferson's birth, the difference was eleven days between the Julian and Gregorian calendars and so his birthday of 2 April in the Julian calendar is 13 April in
2059-410: The British colonies, changed the start of the year from 25 March to 1 January, with effect from "the day after 31 December 1751". (Scotland had already made this aspect of the changes, on 1 January 1600.) The second (in effect ) adopted the Gregorian calendar in place of the Julian calendar. Thus "New Style" can refer to the start-of-year adjustment , to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar , or to
2130-679: The British had refortified St. John, and the Americans besieged the fort on the Richelieu River. In mid-September, Warner and his regiment saw action near Fort St. John before being stationed along the St. Lawrence River where they kept watch on Montreal and the British shipping. Warner's headquarters became the Château fort de Longueuil , a late 17th-century "castle" with turrets in the village of Longueuil. On October 30, Governor General Guy Carleton and approximately 800 men in 35 to 40 boats attempted to cross
2201-511: The Green Mountain Boys, was known in most returns and reports as Warner's Regiment. It should not be confused with the pre-Revolutionary War Green Mountain Boys. Although the regiment was based in the western New Hampshire Grants, some recruitment took place outside that area. In the late summer and fall of 1775, an American army under command of Philip Schuyler and then Brigadier General Richard Montgomery invaded Canada by way of Lake Champlain. By then
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2272-516: The Green-Mountain corps are in our neighborhood. Let me beg of you, to collect as many men as you can, five, six, or seven hundred, and if you can, and some how [sic] or other, convey into this country, and stay with us till we can have relief from the Colonies." Within a few days, companies from the southwest New Hampshire Grants and western Massachusetts had formed and were marching north. They crossed
2343-612: The Gregorian calendar. For example, the Battle of Blenheim is always given as 13 August 1704. However, confusion occurs when an event involves both. For example, William III of England arrived at Brixham in England on 5 November (Julian calendar), after he had set sail from the Netherlands on 11 November (Gregorian calendar) 1688. The Battle of the Boyne in Ireland took place a few months later on 1 July 1690 (Julian calendar). That maps to 11 July (Gregorian calendar), conveniently close to
2414-466: The Gregorian calendar. Similarly, George Washington is now officially reported as having been born on 22 February 1732, rather than on 11 February 1731/32 (Julian calendar). The philosopher Jeremy Bentham , born on 4 February 1747/8 (Julian calendar), in later life celebrated his birthday on 15 February. There is some evidence that the calendar change was not easily accepted. Many British people continued to celebrate their holidays "Old Style" well into
2485-430: The Julian and Gregorian dating systems respectively. The need to correct the calendar arose from the realisation that the correct figure for the number of days in a year is not 365.25 (365 days 6 hours) as assumed by the Julian calendar but slightly less (c. 365.242 days). The Julian calendar therefore has too many leap years . The consequence was that the basis for the calculation of the date of Easter , as decided in
2556-564: The Julian calendar had added since then. When the British Empire did so in 1752, the gap had grown to eleven days; when Russia did so (as its civil calendar ) in 1918, thirteen days needed to be skipped. In the Kingdom of Great Britain and its possessions, the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 introduced two concurrent changes to the calendar. The first, which applied to England, Wales, Ireland and
2627-510: The Julian date of the subsequent (and more decisive) Battle of Aughrim on 12 July 1691 (Julian). The latter battle was commemorated annually throughout the 18th century on 12 July, following the usual historical convention of commemorating events of that period within Great Britain and Ireland by mapping the Julian date directly onto the modern Gregorian calendar date (as happens, for example, with Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November). The Battle of
2698-579: The New Hampshire Grants took place at James Breakenridge's farm in North Bennington on July 18, 1771. Commanding the Bennington militia, Warner fortified Breakenridge's house and property against a large posse from Albany, New York, sent to evict the settler. No shots were fired, and the posse was turned back. Warner was outlawed by New York after he struck New York Justice of the Peace John Munro with
2769-577: The St. Lawrence and relieve Fort St. John. The landing was opposed by Warner, commanding his regiment and companies from the 2nd New York under Captain Capt. John Visscher, totaling about 350 men. The American victory in the Battle of Longueuil led directly to the surrender of Fort St. John on November 3. Montreal surrendered on November 13, and Warner was part of the forces that entered the city. General Montgomery ordered Warner’s Regiment to prepare to go by canoe to Quebec,
2840-520: The Vermont State Historic Site). On July 7, Fraser attacked the men in valley before 7 a.m. and scattered them, but soon met disciplined resistance. The main battle took place on Monument Hill where the advantage seesawed back and forth until the arrival of German troops from the Duchy of Brunswick under command of Major General Friedrich Adolf Riedesel . Francis was killed, and Warner ordered
2911-431: The afternoon of July 6, the main body of the retreating army passed through Hubbardton , a frontier settlement about 20 miles from Mount Independence. General St. Clair ordered Warner to follow with the rearguard and "to halt about one and a half-mile [sic] short of the main body which would remain that night at Castle-Town [Castleton], about six miles from Hubbarton [sic]." The rearguard under Francis reached Hubbardton in
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2982-408: The annual International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , a hot air balloon festival which attracts thousands of tourists who come to see the hundreds of balloons in the sky each August. The Chambly Canal extends 20 kilometres (12 mi) north along the west bank of the river and provides modern freight passage to Chambly and the St. Lawrence River . The canal has one lock near
3053-431: The capture of the forts, Warner accompanied Allen to St. John (today's Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Québec), a British outpost on the Richelieu River , the outlet of Lake Champlain. Arnold had successfully raided the outpost, destroying supplies and seizing a British sloop, but had sailed away. Allen attempted to hold the outpost but was driven off by British reinforcements. On June 23, 1775, Allen and Warner appeared before
3124-412: The city. Other men were stationed on Île d'Orléans , a 20 by 3 miles (32.2 by 4.8 km) long island in the St. Lawrence east of Quebec. With the arrival of three British ships of war on May 6, 1776, the American army abandoned the siege of Quebec and began a retreat. Details of Warner’s role are scanty, but in a 1795 sketch of his life, pastor and newspaper editor Samuel Williams wrote, “Warner chose
3195-486: The combination of the two. It was through their use in the Calendar Act that the notations "Old Style" and "New Style" came into common usage. When recording British history, it is usual to quote the date as originally recorded at the time of the event, but with the year number adjusted to start on 1 January. The latter adjustment may be needed because the start of the civil calendar year had not always been 1 January and
3266-422: The deadly disease to healthy people, was against General Arnold's orders and subject to the severest penalties. According to Warner's son, Israel, who was present during the campaign, his regiment "came off without loos- ing one Man," while other regiments were ravaged by the disease. By early April, many in the regiment were returning to health. The regiment supplied a large portion of the effective soldiers before
3337-480: The downtown core of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. In the winter, the city builds a skating rink on the canal near the lock. In the summer, the embankment on the east side of the canal has a 20-kilometre (12 mi) cycling path . The French built Fort Saint-Jean in the seventeenth century. Known to early English settlers as St. Johns , it provided an important communication link during the French and Indian Wars . During
3408-533: The end of the following December, 1661/62 , a form of dual dating to indicate that in the following twelve weeks or so, the year was 1661 Old Style but 1662 New Style. Some more modern sources, often more academic ones (e.g. the History of Parliament ) also use the 1661/62 style for the period between 1 January and 24 March for years before the introduction of the New Style calendar in England. The Gregorian calendar
3479-454: The fatigue parties to prepare the forts for attack. Once the siege began, the regiment occupied the so-called French Lines, 0.75 miles (1.2 kilometers) to the north of Fort Ticonderoga. In late June, commander Major General Arthur St. Clair ordered Warner to raise the militia of the New Hampshire Grants to counter Indian raids along Otter Creek . "Attack and rout them, and join me again as soon as possible," St. Clair told him. The situation at
3550-524: The flat of his cutlass, following Munro's attempt to arrest Warner's cousin Remember Baker. But despite the violence, Warner gained a reputation as the Green Mountain Boy leader most likely to grant mercy to a New York settler. In one case, rather than burn a New Yorker's house, Warner allowed him to remove the roof and then replace it once he had bought a New Hampshire Grant title. On May 8, 1775,
3621-441: The following year. Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is located on the banks of the Richelieu River. The city is the seat of Le Haut-Richelieu regional county municipality and of the judicial district of Iberville. The city is divided in five sectors which refer to the former municipalities. Each sector contains different neighbourhoods: In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu had
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#17328914147903692-716: The forts worsened quickly. On July 1 from Rutland , Vermont, Warner wrote to the leaders of the independent state, then meeting in a constitutional convention in Windsor on the Connecticut River, calling upon them for men and supplies. "Their lines are so much in want of Men, I should be glad that a few hills of Corn unhoed should not be a Motive sufficient to detain Men at home, considering the Loss of such an important Post can hardly be recovered.” Meanwhile, companies of Warner's regiment fought in
3763-519: The infirm and diseased he arrived at Ticonderoga, a few days after the body of the army had taken possession of the post.” On July 5, 1776, the Continental Congress resolved that “a regiment be raised out of the officers who served in Canada” with Seth Warner as colonel. This new regiment was officially known as Warner’s Additional Regiment. On July 24, Warner attended a convention in Dorset, one of
3834-607: The labour force work within the city. An additional 5,135 (12.7%) commute to Montreal , while 2,305 (5.7%) work in Longueuil , 1,440 (3.6%) work in Brossard , and 965 (2.4%) work in Chambly . By contrast only 770 people commute from Montreal to work in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu every day, while 795 people commute from Longueuil , 780 commute from Chambly , 510 commute from Saint-Alexandre and 500 commute from Mont-Saint-Grégoire . The city
3905-641: The last British stronghold in Canada. But the regiment had received no winter clothing or equipment, and many men were reluctant to stay in Canada. In the end, Montgomery grudgingly permitted the regiment to return home to equip themselves for the next campaign. Warner and his regiment were at home when General Montgomery was killed and Benedict Arnold was wounded in a predawn attack on Quebec , December 31, 1775. Brigadier General David Wooster , commanding in Montreal, wrote to Warner calling for reinforcements. "You, sir, and
3976-496: The late afternoon. Warner decided to remain in the settlement that night, telling officers "the men were much fatigued." About 1100 men were under his command: his own regiment, Francis’s handpicked rearguard, the Second New Hampshire under Colonel Nathan Hale, and several hundred sick and stragglers, who camped in a valley by a small stream. Warner and most of the brigade occupied a hill above the road (today’s Monument Hill at
4047-443: The length of frozen Lake Champlain to St. John, visited Montreal for supplies, and then headed east to Quebec, a distance of at least 400 miles (640 km). The American army besieging Quebec was devastated by a smallpox epidemic. Warner permitted, perhaps even encouraged, his men to inoculate, or to introduce smallpox pus into an incision, usually causing a milder case of the disease. The controversial procedure, which could spread
4118-416: The most difficult part of the business, remaining always with the rear, picking up the lame and diseased, assisting and encouraging those who were the most unable to take care of themselves, and generally kept but a few miles in advance of the British, who were rapidly pursuing the retreating Americans from post to post. By steadily pursuing this conduct he brought off most of the invalids; and with his corps of
4189-496: The night of July 5–6. Colonel Ebenezer Francis of Massachusetts had command of a specially chosen rearguard of 450 that included men from Warner's Regiment. In the retreat, Warner positioned himself near the rear of the army as it marched east into Vermont on the Mount Independence-Hubbardton Military Road . They were pursued by 850 British soldiers under command of Brigadier General Simon Fraser . On
4260-467: The north. The fort, once the largest British fortification in North America, was in ruins and was garrisoned by only nine soldiers. But Crown Point still held 111 cannon, the best of which were taken to Ticonderoga. During the following winter, artillery colonel Henry Knox , acting under orders from George Washington , hauled guns from Lake Champlain to Boston. (See Noble train of artillery ) Following
4331-428: The old men came to reject me, I cannot conceive, inasmuch as I saved them from the encroachments of New-York." Historians debate the reasons for the selection. Was the vote a response to Allen’s mistakes during the spring campaign on Lake Champlain? Did Allen’s unconventional Deist religious beliefs play a role? Did the delegates see Warner as a steadier and less impetuous leader? The new regiment, unofficially called
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#17328914147904402-452: The other, stili novi or stilo novo , abbreviated st.n. and meaning "(of/in) new style". The Latin abbreviations may be capitalised differently by different users, e.g., St.n. or St.N. for stili novi . There are equivalents for these terms in other languages as well, such as the German a.St. (" alter Stil " for O.S.). Usually, the mapping of New Style dates onto Old Style dates with
4473-634: The start of a new year from 25 March ( Lady Day , the Feast of the Annunciation ) to 1 January, a change which Scotland had made in 1600. The second discarded the Julian calendar in favour of the Gregorian calendar, skipping 11 days in the month of September to do so. To accommodate the two calendar changes, writers used dual dating to identify a given day by giving its date according to both styles of dating. For countries such as Russia where no start-of-year adjustment took place, O.S. and N.S. simply indicate
4544-545: The state of Vermont, a town that was chartered by a grant from the colonial governor of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth . Beginning in the mid-1760s, New York asserted that the boundary of the colony extended to the Connecticut River and the New Hampshire Grant charters were illegitimate. It is likely the Warner family worked their land in the New Hampshire Grants for two summers before settling full-time in 1765. Seth Warner
4615-657: The town, now the connecting point for the Central Maine and Quebec Railway with the Canadian Pacific Railway . The former Saint-Jean-d'Iberville railway station , which until 1966 served the Ambassador to Boston and New York City and the Washingtonian to Washington, D.C., is now a preserved building. The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality. In addition to more than
4686-474: Was altered at different times in different countries. From 1155 to 1752, the civil or legal year in England began on 25 March ( Lady Day ); so for example, the execution of Charles I was recorded at the time in Parliament as happening on 30 January 164 8 (Old Style). In newer English-language texts, this date is usually shown as "30 January 164 9 " (New Style). The corresponding date in the Gregorian calendar
4757-488: Was celebrated as the New Year festival from as early as the 13th century, despite the recorded (civil) year not incrementing until 25 March, but the "year starting 25th March was called the Civil or Legal Year, although the phrase Old Style was more commonly used". To reduce misunderstandings about the date, it was normal even in semi-official documents such as parish registers to place a statutory new-year heading after 24 March (for example "1661") and another heading from
4828-480: Was chosen highway surveyor and then captain of the town's militia company. During the land dispute with New York, Warner was a captain in the Green Mountain Boys , sometimes called the Bennington Mob, a militia organization that defended settlers in the New Hampshire Grants against New York authority. Warner was second in command to Ethan Allen, who was spokesman and colonel-commandant, but Warner often acted independently. The largest confrontation between New York and
4899-496: Was implemented in Russia on 14 February 1918 by dropping the Julian dates of 1–13 February 1918 , pursuant to a Sovnarkom decree signed 24 January 1918 (Julian) by Vladimir Lenin . The decree required that the Julian date was to be written in parentheses after the Gregorian date, until 1 July 1918. It is common in English-language publications to use the familiar Old Style or New Style terms to discuss events and personalities in other countries, especially with reference to
4970-497: Was slow. In September, Warner and captains Wait Hopkins and Gideon Brownson traveled to Philadelphia to petition the Continental Congress to reimburse them for expenses from the Canada campaign. Instead, the congress referred them back to the commissioners of the Northern Department, who also refused to act. In addition, Philip Schuyler would not release recruitment money until December. In the fall, American forces on Lake Champlain at Ticonderoga and Mount Independence prepared to meet
5041-436: Was the fourth of ten children born to Dr. Benjamin Warner and Silence Hurd Warner. His grandfather was Dr. Ebenezer Warner. Although Warner was not related to Ethan Allen , both men were cousins of Remember Baker , another notable Green Mountain Boy captain. An early historian wrote that Warner was “a fortunate and indefatigable hunter." As a teenager, Warner served for two summers in the French and Indian War. Warner had
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