Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777.

Nicholas Herkimer (c. 1728–August 16, 1777) was a militia general in the American Revolutionary War, who died of wounds after the Battle of Oriskany. He was the son of immigrants Catherine and Johan Jost Herchheimer (one of various spellings) from the German Palatinate living in German Flats in the Mohawk Valley in the Colony of New York. He had served as a militia captain in the French and Indian Wars. Image File history File links Herkimer_at_oriskany. ... Image File history File links Herkimer_at_oriskany. ... 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). ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... 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). ... Combatants United States France Spanish Empire Dutch Republic Oneida Tuscarora Polish volunteers Quebec volunteers Prussian volunteers Great Britain Iroquois Confederacy Hessian mercenaries Loyalists Commanders George Washington Nathanael Greene Gilbert de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Bernardo de Gálvez Tadeusz KoÅ›ciuszko Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben King George III Sir... Combatants 800 New York militia 3rd Battalion Tryon County Militia 40 Oneida Indians Kings Royal Regiment of New York Butlers 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... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... German Flatts is a town in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 13,629 at the 2000 census. ... The Mohawk River is a major waterway in north-central New York, United States. ... NY redirects here. ... 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. ...

In 1775 he headed the Tryon County Committee of Safety, and became Colonel of the county militia. After the split in which loyalist militia members from the area withdrew to Canada, he became a Brigadier General in the State militia. When he learned of the siege of Fort Stanwix to the west in late July 1777, he ordered the county militia to assemble at Fort Dayton. Tryon County, New York was a county in New York, part of the Province of New York, named after Governor William Tryon. ... Many Committees of Safety were established throughout Colonial America at the start of the American Revolution. ... Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort erected in 1758 by British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York. ... Fort Dayton is located North side of Mohawk River at West Canada Creek in what is now Herkimer, New York. ...

He then marched them out to relieve Fort Stanwix, about 28 miles to the west. His force was ambushed on August 6 by a mixed force of British regulars, Tory Militia rangers, and Mohawk Indians in the Battle of Oriskany. Herkimer's horse was shot, and he was seriously wounded. In spite of his injuries, he sat propped against a tree and lit his pipe. He rallied his men to avoid two panicked retreats, and when they withdrew they carried him home. His leg was amputated, but the operation went poorly and he died of the injury on August 16 around the age of 49. is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants 800 New York militia 3rd Battalion Tryon County Militia 40 Oneida Indians Kings Royal Regiment of New York Butlers 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... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

His home, in what is now Danube, New York, is preserved as the Herkimer Home State Historic Site. Herkimer County, New York was named in his honor. His nephew, John Herkimer, later became a U.S. Congressman. Danube is a town located in Herkimer County, New York. ... Herkimer Home State Historic Site is a historical location of note in Herkimer County, New York, USA. Herkimer Home is in the north part of the Town of Danube, south of the Mohawk River. ... Herkimer County is a county located in the state of New York. ... John Herkimer (1773-1848) was an American jurist and U.S. Congressman from New York. ...

References

• Famous Americans: Nicholas Herkimer
• New York History Net: Nicholas Herkimer, Hero of Oriskany
• History of the Old Fort Herkimer Church
• Herkimer Home State Historical Site