Battle of Minisink
1779 battle of the American Revolution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Minisink took place during the American Revolutionary War at Minisink Ford, New York, on July 22, 1779. It was the only major skirmish of the Revolutionary War fought in the upper Delaware valley. The battle was a decisive British victory, as the Patriot militia was hastily assembled, ill-equipped and inexperienced.
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Battle of Minisink | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Monument in Goshen, New York over mass grave of Minisink battle dead | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States |
Great Britain Iroquois Confederacy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Hathorn Benjamin Tusten ā | Joseph Brant | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
120 militia |
60 Iroquois 27 Loyalists | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
46 killed 1 captured |
3 killed 10 wounded |
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