American Revolution, Battle of Wyoming, Pennsylvania

American Revolution, Battle of Wyoming, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1778. In 1778, irregular warfare against the American frontier moved into the Allegheny and Susquehanna River Valleys of Pennsylvania. At Wyoming, a battle between American Patriots and Loyalists with Iroquois, turned into the Wyoming Massacre, in which over 300 people died. Most of the dead belonged to the local militia who violated an earlier parole, prohibiting their future military activity against the British. In retaliation, the 1779 Sullivan Expedition, destroyed 40 Iroquois villages, in New York State, resulting in devastating death and starvation

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1770s 30-40 Alonzo Atrocity Chappel Hatchet Iroquois Lcgr1904 Lcgr2019 Massacre Violent Wyoming

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