Moses Van Campen Quotes

Major Moses Van Campen was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. He was a prominent figure in Pennsylvania and parts of New York. His primary involvement in the Revolutionary War was in fighting against hostile Native American tribes. He began work as a soldier in 1775 and retired from military service in 1783. Van Campen was familiar with Native American methods of warfare. He also participated in the Sullivan Expedition in 1779. Wikipedia  

✵ 1757 – 1849
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Famous Moses Van Campen Quotes

“I had no orders, sir, to kill my own men.”

Moses Van Campen

Sketches of Border Adventures, 1842

“I was nurtured in the school of the rifle and the tomahawk”

Moses Van Campen

Sketches of Border Adventures, 1842

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