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Bloodiest battle of the Revolution
1777
Battle of Oriskany — The Bloodiest Engagement of the Revolution
1777
St. Leger's British Force Retreats After Oriskany and Fort Stanwix
1777
Oriskany Splits the Iroquois Confederacy

Rome / Oriskany

NY · American Revolution

The Battle of Oriskany (August 6, 1777) was among the Revolution's bloodiest engagements per capita — a Patriot relief column ambushed while marching to relieve Fort Stanwix.

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The General Under the Tree

Nicholas Herkimer was shot in the leg in the first minutes of the Battle of Oriskany. His horse was killed beneath him. His men carried him to a beech tree at the edge of the ravine, propped him again...

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