Battle of Newtown
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battle-of-newtown-256-16675025
title:
Battle of Newtown
text:
The Battle of Newtown was the only major battle of the Sullivan Expedition, an armed offensive led by Major General John Sullivan that was ordered by George Washington to end the threat of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War. Opposing Sullivan's four brigades were 250 Loyalist soldiers from Butler's Rangers, commanded by Major John Butler, and 350 Iroquois and Munsee Delaware. Butler and Mohawk war leader Joseph Brant did not want to make a stand at Newt
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wiki
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description:
1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Newtown
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date modified:
2024-03-23T18:02:37Z
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13
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