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Withdrawal of the Besieging Forces
- When
- August 22, 1777
- Where
- Fort Stanwix (Fort Schuyler), Mohawk River Valley
- Part of
- Siege of Fort Stanwix
British and Indigenous besiegers abandoned the siege on August 22, 1777, deceived by Arnold's ruse into expecting a much larger American force.
The siege was finally broken when American reinforcements under Major General Benedict Arnold approached Fort Stanwix. Arnold used a ruse to convince the besiegers that he had a much larger force, prompting the British and Indigenous forces to withdraw and end the siege on August 22, 1777.
Sources
- Siege of Fort Stanwix Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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