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A Brave Soldier of the Revolution.

THE name of Cruger—synonymous with Kruger, is not likely to excite much enthusiasm in the minds of the readers of Acadiensis. But there Krugers and Crugers. John Harris Cruger of New York was one of the most distinguished colonial officers that fought on are the side of the crown in the war of the revolution in America.

His ancestors filled prominent positions in public life, his grandfather having been for some years mayor of the city of New York, while his father was a member of the executive council of the colony. At the commencement of the revolution John Harris Cruger was himself a member of the executive council and treasurer of the city of New York and held other positions of public trust. He was popular with all classes. His wife, Anne de Lancey, was the eldest daughter of Brigadier General Oliver de Lancey. Equally with her husband and father she shared in all the vicissitudes of the war. In the month of November, 1777, she had a thrilling experience while visiting at Bloomingdale,[1] her parents' home on Manhattan Island. The house was attacked, broken open, plundered and burned by a band of rebel marauders. Mrs. Cruger, her mother, her sister and a Miss Floyd were

  1. ↑ Bloomingdale now lies in the very heart of New York city, but at the time of the revolution it was regarded as in the country.

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