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The 1778 Wyoming Valley Massacre...
The 1778 Wyoming Valley Massacre...
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November 10, 1778
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 10, 1778
* Revolutionary War
* From the enemy
Page 4 has: "A PROCLAMATION" from Boston concerning a riot which occurred there, with accompanying text.
Also a report from Philadelphia concerning the Wyoming Massacre which includes: "By accounts from the forks of Susquehanna it appears that colonel Hartley...had been posted at various places up the West Branch, some as high as Munsey, & otherwise...settlers had returned in great numbers...got back to Wioming but found the New England settlement entirely vacated; the inhabitants who had escaped the massacre of the Tories & Indians being gone for Connecticut...rest of colonel Hartley's regiment in Northampton county is ordered to join colonel Z. Butler at Wioming...A stockade fort is building near Munsey." with more.
This same page has a report from Boston with war-related items, plus another report noting: "Accounts from New York by deserters...say that the enemy...are preparing to leave the city...the enemy's whole army had marched from New York to Kingsbridge as if they meant by this move to give general Washington battle...".
This is followed by a report from New Haven which notes: "...our troops were drawn into an ambuscade by the enemy near Fort Independence & taken or killed...".
The back page has an item headed: "America--Philadelphia, In Congress" noting: "...That the embarkation of Lt. General Burgoyne & the troops under his command be suspended till a distinct & explicit ratification of the convention of Saratoga shall be properly notified..." with more.
Eight pages, 9 by 11 3/4 inches, never-trimmed margins, some foxing at margins, good condition.
Note: The Wyoming Massacre, also known as the Battle of Wyoming, occurred on July 3, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War in the Wyoming Valley of northeastern Pennsylvania. This tragic event involved a confrontation between American Patriot forces and a combined force of British Loyalists and Iroquois warriors.
The Patriot forces marched from Forty Fort to confront the invading force. They were ambushed near present-day Exeter, Pennsylvania. The battle was brief but devastating; within an hour, the Patriot forces were overwhelmed. Approximately 300 American soldiers were killed, many during the retreat or after surrendering. In contrast, the British and Iroquois forces suffered minimal casualties.
Category: Revolutionary War
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