Major-General Oliver De Lancey, Sr. (1718-1785), also known as Oliver DeLancey and Oliver de Lancey, was a merchant, a Loyalist politician and soldier during the American Revolution. This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration see United Empire A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"

DeLancey was the son of Etienne DeLancey and Anne Van Cortland, born on September 17, 1718 in New York City, New York. Stephen (Etienne Delancey (Oct 24 1663 - Nov 18 1741 was a major figure in the life of colonial New York. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous From 1754 to 1757 he served as a New York City alderman for the Out Ward and a member of the New York assembly from New York County from 1756 to 1761. ^[1] During the French and Indian War he was selected by the New York Assembly, with the support from his brother James DeLancey the acting governor, to provide provisions for New York provincial units. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. James DeLancey (1703 &ndash 1760 was acting colonial governor of the Province of New York from 1753 to 1755 ^[2] He commanded a provincial detachment in the Ticonderoga campaign of 1758. In 1766, he was one of the judges in the Pendergast case, where the alleged leader of the Dutchess County land rebels was convicted and sentenced to death. ^[3]

In 1768, he allied himself with Isaac Sears and the Sons of Liberty. Isaac Sears (1730 &ndash 1786 was an American merchant sailor and political figure who played an important role in the American Revolution. The Sons of Liberty was a Secret organization of American Patriots which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. He spoke out against the Boston Port Bill, but did not support non-importation. The Boston Port Act is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 14 Geo He was one of the persons responsible for the creation of the Committee of Fifty. The Committee of Sixty was an extra-legal group formed in New York City, in 1775 by rebels to enforce the Continental Association, a boycott of British He was a member of Governor William Tryon's executive council from 1760 until the American Revolution. William Tryon ( June 8, 1729 – January 27, 1788) was colonial Governor of the Province of North Carolina (1765-1771 and

In 1773 he was appointed colonel in chief of the Southern Military District. DeLancey was a senior Loyalist officer in the American Revolutionary War. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" He joined General Howe on Staten Island in 1776, and raised and equipped the DeLancey's Brigade of three battalions consisting of 1500 loyalist volunteers from the state of New York, and served as commanding officer on Long Island. The DeLancey's Brigade was a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War.

His mansion was plundered in November, 1777 and in October, 1779 was confiscated. He left New York in 1783, and he died on October 27, 1785 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Beverley is a Market town, Civil parish and the County town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Footnotes

References

• Bonomi, Patricia, A Factious People, Politics and Society in Colonial New York, 1971, ISBN 0231035098
• Ketchum, Richard, Divided Loyalties, How the American Revolution came to New York, 2002, ISBN 0805061207

External links

• The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
• Re-enactor Group

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