Site of the wounding of Maj. Gen. Ackland.
On 7 October 1777 at the Battle of Bemis Heights, near Stillwater, New York he was shot through the legs[10] by the Americans and was taken prisoner. His wife, Lady Harriet was allowed to enter the American camp to nurse her husband and was well-treated by the American soldiers.[10]
Ackland was grateful for the treatment received when recuperating as a prisoner of war, so much so that following his return to England he challenged a certain Lieutenant Lloyd to a duel when the latter spoke poorly of Americans at a dinner party. Although he survived the duel, he caught a cold during it from which he died at Pixton Park in 1778.
On 7 October 1777 at the Battle of Bemis Heights, near Stillwater, New York he was shot through the legs[10] by the Americans and was taken prisoner. His wife, Lady Harriet was allowed to enter the American camp to nurse her husband and was well-treated by the American soldiers.[10]
Ackland was grateful for the treatment received when recuperating as a prisoner of war, so much so that following his return to England he challenged a certain Lieutenant Lloyd to a duel when the latter spoke poorly of Americans at a dinner party. Although he survived the duel, he caught a cold during it from which he died at Pixton Park in 1778.
Site of the wounding of Maj. Gen. Ackland.
On 7 October 1777 at the Battle of Bemis Heights, near Stillwater, New York he was shot through the legs[10] by the Americans and was taken prisoner. His wife, Lady Harriet was allowed to enter the American camp to nurse her husband and was well-treated by the American soldiers.[10]
Ackland was grateful for the treatment received when recuperating as a prisoner of war, so much so that following his return to England he challenged a certain Lieutenant Lloyd to a duel when the latter spoke poorly of Americans at a dinner party. Although he survived the duel, he caught a cold during it from which he died at Pixton Park in 1778.
On 7 October 1777 at the Battle of Bemis Heights, near Stillwater, New York he was shot through the legs[10] by the Americans and was taken prisoner. His wife, Lady Harriet was allowed to enter the American camp to nurse her husband and was well-treated by the American soldiers.[10]
Ackland was grateful for the treatment received when recuperating as a prisoner of war, so much so that following his return to England he challenged a certain Lieutenant Lloyd to a duel when the latter spoke poorly of Americans at a dinner party. Although he survived the duel, he caught a cold during it from which he died at Pixton Park in 1778.
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