The Albany County militia was the
colonial militia
Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units recruited from, or used as garrison troops in, colonial territories.
Colonial background
Such colonies may lie overseas or in areas dominated by neighbouring land powers such ...
of
Albany County, New York
Albany County ( ) is a county in the state of New York, United States. Its northern border is formed by the Mohawk River, at its confluence with the Hudson River, which is to the east. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 3 ...
. Drawn from the general male population, by law all male inhabitants from 15 to 55 had to be enrolled in militia companies, the later known by the name of their commanders. By the 1700s, the militia of the
Province of New York
The Province of New York (1664–1776) was a British proprietary colony and later royal colony on the northeast coast of North America. As one of the Middle Colonies, New York achieved independence and worked with the others to found the Uni ...
was organized by county and officers were appointed by the royal government. By the early phases of the
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
the county`s militia had grown into seventeen regiments.
Militia units
*1st Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
Abraham Cuyler
Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (April 11, 1742 – February 5, 1810) was a businessman and the last mayor of colonial Albany, New York, the third generation in a row to serve in that office.
Early life
Abraham was born in 1742 to Mayor Cornelis Cuyler ...
, Col. Jacob Lansing, Jr.
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2nd Albany County Militia Regiment
The 2nd Albany County Militia Regiment was the local militia unit for Schenectady, New York, during the American Revolutionary War under the command of Colonel Abraham Wemple. The regiment saw action with the Continental Army in 1777 at the ...
- Col. Abraham Wemple
*3rd Albany County Militia Regiment - Col. Philip P. Schuyler
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4th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer
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5th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
Gerritt G. Van Den Bergh, Col. Henry Quackenbos
*6th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col. Stephen John Schuyler
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7th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col. Abraham J. van Alstyne
*8th Albany County militia Regiment - Col.
Robert Van Rensselaer
Robert Van Rensselaer (December 16, 1740 – September 11, 1802) was Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and later a member of the New York State Assembly in the ...
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9th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col. Peter van Ness
*10th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col. Morris Graham, Col. Henry Livingston
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11th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col. Anthony van Bergen
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12th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
Jacobus van Schoonhoven
*13th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
John McCrea, Col. Cornelius van Veghten
*14th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col. John Knickerbacker, Col.
Peter W. Yates
Peter Waldron Yates (August 23, 1747 – 1826) was a lawyer and statesman from Albany, New York. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786.
Yates was the son of John G. and Rebecca Waldron Yates. His father was a blacksmith in A ...
*15th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
Peter Vroman
Colonel Peter Vroman (March 20, 1736 – December 29, 1793) was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Schoharie, New York
Schoharie ( ) is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Schoharie County, New York. The population was 3,29 ...
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16th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
John Blair, Col. Lewis van Woert
*17th Albany County Militia Regiment - Col.
William B. Whiting
*Independent Company, Albany County Militia
[New York in the Revolution as colony and state, p. 133] - Cpt. Petrus van Gaasbeck
Militia generals
*Maj.Gen.
Peter Gansevoort
Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 – July 2, 1812) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for leading the resistance to Barry St. Leger's Siege of Fort Stanwix in 1777. Gansevoort was also ...
*Brig. Gen.
Abraham Ten Broeck
Abraham Ten Broeck (May 13, 1734 – January 19, 1810) was a New York politician, businessman, and militia Brigadier General of Dutch descent. He was twice Mayor of Albany, New York and built one of the largest mansions in the area, the Ten ...
*Brig. Gen.
Robert Van Rensselaer
Robert Van Rensselaer (December 16, 1740 – September 11, 1802) was Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and later a member of the New York State Assembly in the ...
See also
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Tryon County militia
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 ...
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Footnotes
References
*{{cite book, title=New York in the Revolution as colony and state, Vol. 1, date=1904, publisher=New York State, Comptroller`s Office, location=Albany, New York, url=https://archive.org/details/newyorkrevolution01statrich
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