Arent DePeyster

Arent de Peyster
Personal details
Born
Arent Schuyler de Peyster

27 June 1736
New York City, New York, British America
Died26 November 1822
Dumfries, Scotland
Spouse
Rebecca Blair
(m. 1757)
RelationsAbraham de Peyster (grandfather)
Arent Schuyler (grandfather)
Peter Schuyler (uncle)
Parent(s)Pierre Guillaume DePeyster
Cornelia Schuyler
Military service
Allegiance British America
Branch/service50th Foot, 51st Foot, 8th Foot
Years of service1755–1794
RankColonel
Battles/warsFrench and Indian War
American War of Independence

Arent Schuyler DePeyster (27 June 1736 – 26 November 1822) was an American-born military officer best known for his term as commandant of the British controlled Fort Michilimackinac and Fort Detroit during the American Revolution. Following the capture of Lieutenant-Governor General Henry Hamilton, DePeyster is often credited as being the military leader of British and Indian forces in the Western American and Canadian frontiers.[1]

  1. ^ Armour, David A. "DePEYSTER, ARENT SCHUYLER". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 16 March 2017.