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The poem was so popular that a western territory was named Wyoming after it, no doubt to the bewilderment of the Wyoming settlers. The summer after the Pennamites massacred the Yankees, George Washington ordered Gen. John Sullivan to retaliate. In 1779, Sullivan led Continental troops and Pennsylvania militia from Easton, Pa., to upstate New York.
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Jul 4, 2019 · "Probably the premiere Revolutionary War battle in northeastern Pennsylvania, it was really the most serious Revolutionary War battle in this part of the country," explained Wyoming Commemorative ...
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The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois warriors. The battle took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778 in what is now Luzerne County. The result was an overwhelming defeat for the Americans. There were roughly 300 ...
Jul 4, 2022 · “It was the most significant revolutionary battle in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the worst battle ever fought in this area,” said Wyoming Commemorative Association Officer Bill Lewis ...
It was Butler who led the Yankee militia during the Revolution, up until the infamous Massacre of Wyoming Valley, in the wake of the Battle of Wyoming on July 3, 1778. Following America’s War for Independence, Connecticut lost all sympathy and support for their distant claims in Pennsylvania.
