Schuyler,
Philip John 1733-1804; Am. Revolutionary general & statesman
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(skīˈlər), Philip John 1733-1804.
American Revolutionary general of American forces in New York State who was relieved of his command after the British capture of Fort Ticonderoga (1777). He later served as a U.S. senator from New York (1789-1791 and 1797-1798).