Cherry Valley massacre
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cherry-valley-massacre-187-5284496
title:
Cherry Valley massacre
text:
The Cherry Valley massacre was an attack by British and Iroquois forces on a fort and the town of Cherry Valley in central New York on November 11, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War. It has been described as one of the most horrific frontier massacres of the war. A mixed force of Loyalists, British soldiers, Senecas, and Mohawks descended on Cherry Valley, whose defenders, despite warnings, were unprepared for the attack. During the raid, the Seneca in particular targeted non-combatant
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description:
1778 American Revolutionary War attack
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Valley_massacre
date created:
2003-12-16T14:21:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:45:26Z
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