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5 captured. The Battle of Wyoming was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Indigenous 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.
- July 3, 1778
- British-Indian victory
The Battle of Wyoming was also known as the Wyoming Massacre. It was an encounter between American Patriots and Loyalists accompanied by Iroquois raiders that took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. After the battle, settlers claimed that the Iroquois raiders had hunted and killed fleeing Patriots, before using ritual torture against ...
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Jul 12, 2021 · The Massacre of Wyoming The Acts of Congress for the Defense of the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, 1776-1778. 1895: Wyoming Historical Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA. 2014 Reprint: Creative Media Partners. Jenkins, Steuben (July 3, 1878). Historical Address at the Wyoming Monument (Speech). 100th Anniversary of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming.
American Revolution. Wyoming Massacre, (July 3, 1778), during the American Revolution, the killing of 360 American settlers in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, part of the stepped-up British campaign of frontier attacks in the West. In early June, Colonel John Butler led a force of 1,000 loyalists and Iroquois allies against the 5,000 ...
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Dec 31, 2014 · Battle of Wyoming, Wyoming Massacre, Revolutionary War, Zebulon Butler, Thomas Hartley, Pennsylvania, history Publisher Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Collection pahistoricalmuseumcommission; additional_collections Language English
h. c. bradsby, editor s. b. nelson & co., publishers, 1893 chapter iv. battle of wyoming. westmoreland town and county, of connecticut—the people quick to war for independence—reckless john penn—plunkett's expedition—the two companies sent to washington—steuben jenkins' historical address—massacre of the hardings—the fatal july 3, 1778—they surrender and are then plundered ...
304. Historic Map of The Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. S howing Prints of In-terest Associated with its Early History. The Battle of Wyoming, July 3rd, 1778. Sul-livan's Encampment, May-June-July 1779, n.d. Printed with permission of the Wyom ing Historical and Geological Society. Craftsmen Eng. Inc. Printed, black on white with red lettering.
