October 25, 2026 - Sunday Service
Oct 25, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min · 12 segments
Festival of Hymnody: Our Refuge and Strength
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- Sarah LogemanHostJackie SigmundGuest
Oct 25, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min · 12 segments
Festival of Hymnody: Our Refuge and Strength
During the Revolutionary War, many brick church members served in the military.
According to E.
Dean Turner, in his history of the brick Presbyterian church, about 50 men served as officers or enlisted men in the Continental Army.
Turner gives the, quote, most valuable player award, unquote, to brick church member, Major General Alexander Dougal.
quote, Dougal's successful generalship in the evacuation of the American army from Long Island after its catastrophic defeat there by the British in the early days of the war helped to preserve it from total destruction at one of the most critical moments in American history, end of quote.
Let's look at General MacDougall's role in the Battle of White Plains, fought on October 28, 1776, 250 years ago in three days.
Washington's army retreated into Westchester where Howe sought to outflank and trap all of General Washington's forces.
Our General Alexander McDougal played a pivotal tactical role by commanding the American defense of a crucial piece of high ground in White Plains on the right flank of the Continental Army's main line.
At midday, MacDougall's brigade joined other patriots on Chatterton Hill.
2,000 men under his command held off a heavily superior British force of over 7,000 troops firing 20 cannons.
McDougal resisted stubbornly for hours before conceding the hill to a force more than three times his own, buying enough time for the main body of Washington's army to retreat safely and intact, preserving the Continental Army to fight another day.
After the Revolutionary War, Alexander MacDougall represented New York in the Continental Congress, served as a state senator, and became the first president of the Bank of New York, founded with his close friend Alexander Hamilton.
During the Revolutionary War, many brick church members served in the military.
According to E.
Dean Turner, in his history of the brick Presbyterian church, about 50 men served as officers or enlisted men in the Continental Army.
Turner gives the, quote, most valuable player award, unquote, to brick church member, Major General Alexander Dougal.
quote, Dougal's successful generalship in the evacuation of the American army from Long Island after its catastrophic defeat there by the British in the early days of the war helped to preserve it from total destruction at one of the most critical moments in American history, end of quote.
Let's look at General MacDougall's role in the Battle of White Plains, fought on October 28, 1776, 250 years ago in three days.
Washington's army retreated into Westchester where Howe sought to outflank and trap all of General Washington's forces.
Our General Alexander McDougal played a pivotal tactical role by commanding the American defense of a crucial piece of high ground in White Plains on the right flank of the Continental Army's main line.
At midday, MacDougall's brigade joined other patriots on Chatterton Hill.
2,000 men under his command held off a heavily superior British force of over 7,000 troops firing 20 cannons.
McDougal resisted stubbornly for hours before conceding the hill to a force more than three times his own, buying enough time for the main body of Washington's army to retreat safely and intact, preserving the Continental Army to fight another day.
After the Revolutionary War, Alexander MacDougall represented New York in the Continental Congress, served as a state senator, and became the first president of the Bank of New York, founded with his close friend Alexander Hamilton.
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