Arent DePeyster

Arent de Peyster
Personal details
Born	Arent Schuyler de Peyster 27 June 1736 New York City, New York
Died	26 November 1822 Dumfries, Scotland
Spouse	Rebecca Blair ​ ​ (m. 1757)​
Relations	Abraham de Peyster (grandfather) Arent Schuyler (grandfather) Peter Schuyler (uncle)
Parent(s)	Pierre Guillaume DePeyster Cornelia Schuyler
Military service
Allegiance	British America
Branch/service	50th Foot, 51st Foot, 8th Foot
Years of service	1755–1794
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War American Revolution

Arent Schuyler DePeyster (27 June 1736 – 26 November 1822) was an American-born military officer best known for his term as commandant of the British controlled Fort Michilimackinac and Fort Detroit during the American Revolution. Following the capture of Lieutenant-Governor General Henry Hamilton, DePeyster is often credited as being the military leader of British and Indian forces in the Western American and Canadian frontiers.^[1]