Battle of Newtown

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View from the summit of Sullivan Hill, looking into Hoffman Hollow.

The Battle of Newtown (August 29, 1779), also known as the Battle of Chemung, was the only major battle of the Sullivan Expedition, an armed offensive led by General John Sullivan that was ordered by the Continental Congress to end the threat of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War. John Butler and Joseph Brant did not want to make a stand at Newtown, but proposed instead to harass the enemy on the march, but they were overruled by Sayenqueraghta and other Indian chiefs.

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Journals of Sullivan Expedition online Journals of Sullivan Expedition online www.usgwarchives.org/pa/1pa/1picts/sullivan/sitetoc.html - Web

Description of the 8th Regiment of foot Description of the 8th Regiment of foot www.kings8th.com - Web

Newtown Battlefield Reservation State Park Newtown Battlefield Reservation State Park chemungvalley.org - Web

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