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The story of Isaac Van Wart and the three captors.
Isaac van Wart
DAR Ancestor #: A119296
Summary of: 'The Capture of Major André at Tarrytown, NY - 23 September 1780'
Westchester County was a major battleground for the main armies of both sides during the Revolutionary War.
During the majority of the war, the combatants were encamped within striking distance of each other, and the disputed territory between their lines was the setting for continual raids and small conflicts, both by official detachments and by small groups of brigands who 'changed their allegiance as they did their coats.' During the seven years and four months of the War, perhaps no area fought longer and more continuously or suffered more than Westchester County.
At the time of this incident, the war had gone poorly for the American colonies.
After four years of fighting, the South had been largely lost to the British and the American forces had been unable to drive the British out of New York. The British policy of wearing down the poorer and less wel