Battle of Oriskany Part of the American Revolutionary War Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777 Date August 6, 1777 Location Fort Stanwix, New York Oriskany Creek New York Result American pyhric victory Combatants Tryon County militia 40 Oneida Indians Hanau Jager detachment King's Royal Regiment of New York Butler's Rangers Seneca Indians Natives of the Seven Nations of Canada: Mohawks, Abenakis, Algonquins, Nipissings and Hurons Commanders Nicholas Herkimer † Sir John Johnson, John Butler, Chief Joseph Brant Strength 800 450+ Casualties 465 killed or wounded [1] 150 killed or wounded (including casualties at the Siege of Fort Stanwix)

Saratoga campaign, 1777 Ticonderoga – Hubbardton – Fort Ann – Oriskany – Bennington – 1st Saratoga (Freeman's Farm) – 2nd Saratoga (Bemis Heights)

The Battle of Oriskany was one of the bloodiest battles in the American Revolutionary War and a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign. It also has the distinction of being one of the few battles of the war where almost all of the participants were North American: Loyalists and Native Americans fought against Patriots in the absence of British soldiers. For the Natives, the battle was a civil war: Oneidas allied with the American militia fought against members of the other Iroquois nations. This article is about military actions only. ... Image File history File links Herkimer_at_oriskany. ... Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777 Nicholas Herkimer (c. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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On August 6, 1777, during the siege of Fort Stanwix, an American relief force from the Mohawk Valley under General Nicholas Herkimer, numbering around 800 men of the Tryon County militia, was approaching to raise the siege. British commander Barry St. Leger authorized an intercept force consisting of a Hanau Jager detachment, Sir John Johnson's King's Royal Regiment of New York, Native allies from the Six Nations and Seven Nations of Canada, and Indian Department Rangers totaling at least 450 men. is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort erected in 1758 by British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York. ... The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York includes the industrialized cities of Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. ... Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777 Nicholas Herkimer (c. ... At the start of the American Revolution, the Tryon County militia comprised four regiments, formed according to their geographical locations: 1st regiment: Canajoharie District 2nd regiment: Palatine District 3rd regiment: Mohawk District 4th regiment: German Flatts & Kingsland district In 1777, a 5th regiment from Cherry Valley was created. ... Barrimore Matthew St. ... Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830) was a loyalist leader during the American Revolution. ... The Kings Royal Regiment of New York was the first Loyalist regiment raised June 19, 1776 in Canada during the American Revolution. ... The term Six Nations can refer to: The six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, a union of Native American/First Nations tribes. ...

The Loyalist and Native force ambushed Herkimer's force in a small valley about six miles ( 10 km) east of Fort Stanwix. During the battle, Herkimer was mortally wounded. The battle cost the Patriots approximately 450 casualties, while the Loyalists and Natives lost approximately 150 dead and wounded. It was a clear victory for the loyalists over the rebels.

But the Loyalist victory was tarnished when a sortie from Fort Stanwix sacked the Crown camp, spoiling morale among the Native Americans.

Background

Further information: Battle of Bennington

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During his march down the Mohawk Valley from Oswego to Albany, Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger besieged Fort Stanwix, then under the command of Colonel Peter Gansevoort. St. Leger's force of British regulars of the Royal Artillery, 8th and 34th Regiments, loyalist King's Royal Yorkers and natives of the Six Nations and Seven Nations of Canada laid siege to the fort. The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York includes the industrialized cities of Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. ... Oswego is the name of some places in the United States of America. ... For other uses, see Albany. ... Barrimore Matthew St. ... Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort erected in 1758 by British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York. ... Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 - July 2, 1812) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who withstood St. ... The Kings Royal Regiment of New York was the first Loyalist regiment raised June 19, 1776 in Canada during the American Revolution. ...

Upon hearing reports of St. Leger's advance, Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer assembled the Tryon County militia at Fort Dayton to proceed to Gansevoort's aid. On August 4, 1777, Herkimer, with 800 militiamen—mostly poorly trained German-American farmers—and 40 Oneida Indians, began the forty-mile (65 km) trek west from Fort Dayton to Fort Stanwix. At the start of the American Revolution, the Tryon County militia comprised four regiments, formed according to their geographical locations: 1st regiment: Canajoharie District 2nd regiment: Palatine District 3rd regiment: Mohawk District 4th regiment: German Flatts & Kingsland district In 1777, a 5th regiment from Cherry Valley was created. ... Fort Dayton is located North side of Mohawk River at West Canada Creek in what is now Herkimer, New York. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Oneida is the name of several places in the United States of America, derived from the Oneida tribe of the Iroquois: Oneida, Illinois Oneida, Kansas Oneida, Kentucky in Clay County, Kentucky, home of Oneida Baptist Institute Oneida, New York Oneida, Pennsylvania Oneida, Tennessee Oneida (town), Wisconsin in Outgamie County Oneida...

When St. Leger learned through Molly Brant that Herkimer and his relief expedition were on their way, he sent Joseph Brant, a Mohawk chief, with more than 400 natives, and Sir John Johnson, with the light infantry company of his King's Royal Yorkers to intercept them. Their clash at Oriskany Creek was one of the key episodes of the Campaign of 1777. Molly Brant 1986 Postage Stamp Koñwatsiãtsiaiéñni or Mary (Molly) Brant ( c. ... Joseph Brant, painted in London by leading court painter George Romney in 1776 Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (sometimes spelled Brandt or Brand) (c. ... This article is about the people known as Mohawk. For other uses, see Mohawk. ... Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830) was a loyalist leader during the American Revolution. ... Oriskany Creek is a small river in New York, USA. The river arises in Madison County and flows primarily through Oneida County. ...

Battle

On August 4, 1777, the Tryon County militia marched to the relief of besieged Fort Stanwix. The wilderness road was the only means by which General Herkimer and his men could reach the fort other than by boat via the Mohawk River. The road dipped more than fifty feet (15 m) into a marshy ravine where the small Oriskany Creek, nearly three feet (1 m) wide, meandered along the bottom. Chief Joseph Brant, familiar with the terrain, selected this place for his ambush of the approaching relief column. While the King's Royal Yorkers waited behind a nearby rise, 400 natives, led by Brant, concealed themselves on both sides of the ravine. Into this trap General Herkimer's militiamen advanced, with Herkimer himself leading the column. is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... At the start of the American Revolution, the Tryon County militia comprised four regiments, formed according to their geographical locations: 1st regiment: Canajoharie District 2nd regiment: Palatine District 3rd regiment: Mohawk District 4th regiment: German Flatts & Kingsland district In 1777, a 5th regiment from Cherry Valley was created. ... The Mohawk River is a major waterway in north-central New York, United States. ... Joseph Brant (sometimes spelled Brandt) was a Mohawk leader during the American Revolutionary War. ...

The site of the ambush at Oriskany Creek, New York.

On August 6, 1777, in a much-debated incident, Herkimer halted his column moments before entering the fateful ravine. As a German Palatinate veteran of the French and Indian Wars, Herkimer surmised that the ravine was a natural place for an ambush and wished to send a reconnaissance patrol ahead. His Tryon County militia officers, however, interpreted Herkimer's hesitancy as cowardice and publicly rebuked him as a Tory spy. Faced with mutiny by his officers, Herkimer ordered the militia column to advance. The militia officers who followed General Herkimer into the ravine were Colonel Ebenezer Cox, Colonel Jacob Klock, Colonel Peter Bellinger and Colonel Frederick Visscher. Image File history File links Oriskany_creek. ... Image File history File links Oriskany_creek. ... Oriskany Creek is a small river in New York, USA. The river arises in Madison County and flows primarily through Oneida County. ... This article is about the state. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Location of Palatinate in Rhineland-Palatinate The Palatinate (German: ), historically also Rhenish Palatinate (Latin: ; German: ), is a region in south-western Germany. ... The French and Indian Wars is a name used in the United States for a series of conflicts in North America that represented the actions there that accompanied the European dynastic wars. ... For other uses, see Tory (disambiguation). ...

Upon entering the ravine, the discipline of the militia disintegrated. Exhausted from the heat of their march, many of General Herkimer's men broke ranks and ran to the stream for water. Although Sir John Johnson had instructed his Native American allies not to attack until all of Herkimer's militia had entered the ravine, the Natives could not resist such an opportunity. As the militiamen laid down their muskets and placed their heads to the water, the Native Americans attacked. Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830) was a loyalist leader during the American Revolution. ...

In the opening volleys of the battle, General Nicholas Herkimer's horse was shot from beneath him, and he received a wound in the leg. Herkimer was carried by several of his officers to a beech tree now marked by a stone monument. Herkimer was urged by his militiamen to retire from further danger, but that he defiantly replied: "I will face the enemy." Historians interpret Herkimer's reply not only as a testament to his valor, but also his bitterness towards those officers who—having earlier branded Herkimer a coward for his caution and goaded him into the ravine—now urged him to retreat for his own safety. Species Fagus crenata - Japanese Beech Fagus engleriana - Chinese Beech Fagus grandifolia - American Beech Fagus hayatae - Taiwan Beech Fagus japonica - Japanese Blue Beech Fagus longipetiolata - South Chinese Beech Fagus lucida - Shining Beech Fagus mexicana - Mexican Beech or Haya Fagus orientalis - Oriental Beech Fagus sylvatica - European Beech Beech (Fagus) is a genus...

Oneidas at the Battle of Oriskany—August 6, 1777, as depicted by artist Don Troiani.

As the fighting continued, Herkimer rallied his men, fighting his way out of the ravine to the crest just west of it. Directing the battle while leaning against a beech tree there and smoking his pipe, Herkimer observed that the natives were watching the puffs of smoke from his militiamen's muskets. The natives exploited the delay caused by the need to reload muzzle-loading flint locks and rushed in and attack the militiamen with edged weapons--tomahawks and knives. Image File history File links Oneidas_at_Oriskany. ... Image File history File links Oneidas_at_Oriskany. ...

During the battle, a violent thunderstorm caused a one-hour lull in the battle; Herkimer regrouped his militia on the higher ground {now marked by an obelisk}. He instructed his men to fight in pairs: while one man fired and reloaded the other waited and then only fired if attacked. Firing in relays, both were to attempt to keep at least one weapon loaded at all times. This tactic served keep the Indians at bay to stabilize the remains of Herkimer's command.

After the thunderstorm, a detachment of reinforcements from the King's Royal Yorkers arrived. These loyalists turned their coats inside out to disguise themselves as a relief party coming up the valley from Fort Stanwix. One patriot militiaman, Captain Jacob Gardinier, however, recognized the face of a Loyalist neighbor. In the confusion, the King's Royal Yorkers succeeded in investing the militia's position, but as casualties mounted, they withdrew.

Upon learning that the garrison of Fort Stanwix had sortied from the fort to sack the British and Native camp, the Native forces withdrew from the action with cries of "Oonah, oonah!", the Seneca signal to retire. The tactics used by the patriots seriously delayed St. Leger's plans to surge through the Mohawk Valley and unite with Burgoyne and Howe. For other uses, see Seneca. ...

Upon the withdrawal of the Natives and Loyalists, the Patriots who had not fled the scene attended to the evacuation of wounded, some of whom were taken by boat downriver to safety. Many wounded Patriots were left on the field. The dead were not buried for several years.

Aftermath

The Natives wished to continue the fighting by pursuing the Colonials down river to German Flatts, but St. Leger turned their proposal down.

Meanwhile, General Benedict Arnold, arrived at Fort Dayton with 800 troops, recruited 400 more, and on August 22, marched on to Fort Stanwix. The British forces besieging the fort fled on hearing of the approach of Arnold's troops. The Indians were particularly reluctant to engage in another battle after their losses at the Battle of Oriskany. The British retreated to Lake Ontario, causing this prong of the Saratoga Campaign to collapse. For other persons named Benedict Arnold, see Benedict Arnold (disambiguation). ... Fort Dayton is located North side of Mohawk River at West Canada Creek in what is now Herkimer, New York. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, USA, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Commanders Horatio Gates John Burgoyne Template:Campaignbox American Revolutionary War: Campaign of 1777 The campaign of 1777 was a series of battles in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War for control of the Hudson River. ...

The Indians tortured and ate some of their prisoners.^[2]

The wounded Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer was carried by his men from the battlefield. His leg was amputated, but the operation went poorly and Nicholas Herkimer died August 16, 1777. Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777 Nicholas Herkimer (c. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Loyalist John Butler commanded an Indian detachment in the battle. Butler's participation in this British victory resulted in his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and being given command of Butler's Rangers. Bust of John Butler at the Valiants Memorial in Ottawa John Butler (1728-1796) was a Loyalist who led an irregular unit known as Butlers Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Butlers Rangers (1777–1784) was a Loyalist (or Tory) irregular militia regiment in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. ...

According to historical accounts, an hour into the battle, the creek ran red with the blood of the fallen; hence, the Battle of Oriskany was more commonly termed the Battle of Bloody Creek by local inhabitants in the decades that followed.

The battle is known in British records as Herkimer's engagement out of respect for the American general's sacrifice and victory.

Because of the small population of settlers in the Mohawk Valley, the patriot losses sustained at the Battle of Oriskany were almost overwhelming to the community. Some families lost all male members; hardly any family escaped unscathed. Furthermore, combatants often found themselves fighting relatives who happened to choose the opposing side. Germans, Indians and English died on both sides. The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York includes the industrialized cities of Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. ...

See also

• Chief Joseph Brant
• John Butler
• Peter Gansevoort
• Adam F. Helmer
• Nicholas Herkimer
• Sir John Johnson
• Barry St. Leger

Joseph Brant (sometimes spelled Brandt) was a Mohawk leader during the American Revolutionary War. ... Bust of John Butler at the Valiants Memorial in Ottawa John Butler (1728-1796) was a Loyalist who led an irregular unit known as Butlers Rangers on the northern frontier in the American Revolutionary War. ... Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 - July 2, 1812) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who withstood St. ... Adam F. Helmer (c. ... Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777 Nicholas Herkimer (c. ... Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830) was a loyalist leader during the American Revolution. ... Barrimore Matthew St. ...

Footnotes

1. ^ Gavin K. Watt, Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley, Toronto: Dundurn, 2002 at pp. 316-320
2. ^ Life of Brant, pp. 459-460

References

• Walter D. Edmonds; Drums Along the Mohawk; 1937, Little, Brown and Company, ISBN 0-8156-0457-2.
• Nelson Greene; History Of The Mohawk Valley, Gateway To The West, 1614-1925; 1925, Reprint Services Corp., ISBN 0-7812-5180-X.
• Alice P. Kenney; Stubborn for Liberty: The Dutch in New York; 1975, Syracuse University Press, ISBN 0-8156-0113-1.
• Gavin K. Watt, Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777, Toronto: Dundurn, 2002. ISBN 1-55002-376-4
• Allan D. Foote, Liberty March, The Battle of Oriskany; 1998, North Country Books. ISBN 0-925168-72-6
• William B. Stone, Life of Joseph Brant, 1865

Walter Wat Dumaux Edmonds (July 15, 1903 - January 24, 1998) was an American author noted for his historical novels, including the popular Drums Along the Mohawk of 1936 which was later made into a movie. ... Drums Along the Mohawk is an historical novel of the American Revolution written by Walter D. Edmonds. ...

External links

• The King's Royal Regiment of New York

Gallery

Monument to Nicholas Herkimer erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution, July 14, 1912. Image File history File links Herkimer_monument. ... Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777 Nicholas Herkimer (c. ... The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage membership organization[1] dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, and patriotism. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

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