Major george armistead biography of williams
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The 1757 Powder Magazine
August 22, 2024
Magasin a Poudre/Institute d' Honneur Visitors who enter Old Fort Niagara through the South Redoubt are first impressed with the French Castle, standing on the far side of the parade ground. Less noticed perhaps is the tall, almost windowless building to the left; the Powder Magazine. Erected in 1757, at the high water mark of French fortunes during the French and Indian War, the magazine today reminds us of France's far-flung North American empire at its zenith. It also stands as a monument to its designer, Captain Pierre Pouchot who created a structure that survived a desperate siege and was used for ammunition storage into the twentieth century. Powder magazines may not be the most interesting of structures, until something goes wrong. History is full of accounts of gunpowder supplies exploding with disastrous consequences. One of the earliest recorded incidents of accidental explosion occurred in 1280 when Mongols blew up a Chinese ar
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George Armistead
American military officer (1780-1818)
George Armistead (April 10, 1780 – April 25, 1818) was an American military officer, best known as the commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Armistead was born to the former Lucinda Baylor Page and her husband John Armistead at his Newmarket Plantation in Caroline County, Virginia (now in Milford).[2] His ancestors had emigrated from Britain to Gloucester County in the Virginia colony, and moved to what was then the frontier before the American Revolutionary War, during which they aligned with the Patriot cause. The family included five brothers, who also served as military officers during the War of 1812. John Baylor Armistead (d. after 1844) was captain of the U.S. Light Dragoons (1799-1800); William Armistead moved to Prince William County, Addison Bowles Armistead (D. Feb. 10, 1813) was lieutenant of the 7th U.S. Infan
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George Armistead
George Armistead was born to Lucinda Baylor Page and John Armistead, in Caroline County, Virginia, in 1780. Though he and kvartet of his brothers served as military officers during the War of 1812, George was far and away the most well-known, serving as the commander of Fort McHenry during the famous bombardment that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Armistead began his military career during the Quasi War with France, accepting a kommission as an ensign in the Seventh Infantry Regiment in January 1799. Promotions followed rather quickly and at the time of his discharge in June of 1800, Armistead had been promoted twice, rising to the rank of first lieutenant. He rejoined the army in early 1801 as a first lieutenant of artillery and was made captain in late 1806. In the period that followed, Armistead married Louisa Hughes, with whom he had three children, Mary, Christopher and Georgeanna.