James Wilkinson

:This article is about the American general. For other uses, see James Wilkinson (disambiguation).

Revolutionary war actions

He first served in Thompson?s Pennsylvania rifle battalion, 1775?1776, and was commissioned a Captain in September 1775. He served under Colonel Benedict Arnold in the Siege of Boston and at Montreal during the Invasion of Canada (1775). He became an aide to General Horatio Gates in early 1776 and served under General George Washington in the battles at Trenton and Princeton. He was brevetted as Major General from November 1777 to March 1778, and was concurrently secretary to the Board of War, January to March 1778.

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1775 - 1776 - Captain - Colonel - Benedict Arnold - Siege of Boston - Montreal - Invasion of Canada (1775) - Horatio Gates - George Washington - Trenton - Princeton - Brevet - Major General - 1777 - 1778

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During the revolutionary war, he was a participant in the Conway Cabal, a conspiracy to replace George Washington with Horatio Gates as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Because of this, he was forced to resign his positions as brevet Major General and secretary. He then served as clothier general of the Army from July 1779 to March 1781.

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Conway Cabal - 1779 - 1781

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