Israel Angell was a Continental Army officer of the American Revolutionary War.
14 Facts About Israel Angell
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Israel Angell was born to Oliver and Naomi Angell in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Israel Angell was a descendant of one of the original settlers in Rhode Island.
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Israel Angell had a good education and developed an early interest in scientific matters.
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Israel Angell was appointed a major of Colonel Daniel Hitchcock's Regiment at the outbreak of the American Revolution.
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Israel Angell served with the regiment in the Siege of Boston.
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Late in 1776, Hitchcock was appointed as a brigade commander and Israel Angell assumed command of the regiment.
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Israel Angell served at Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777 to 1778, and in the following battles:.
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Israel Angell was particularly distinguished in the Battle of Springfield, where he withheld a key bridge from British troop advances.
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Israel Angell received recognition correspondence for this act of heroism from George Washington and Nathanael Greene.
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Israel Angell served at various places in Rhode Island and New Jersey and along highlands of the Hudson River, most notably at Peekskill and West Point.
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Israel Angell settled in Johnston, Rhode Island as farmer and cooper.
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Colonel Israel Angell died on May 14,1832, at the age of 91.
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Israel Angell is the highest ranking Rhode Island officer who served in the Continental Army who is buried in Rhode Island.