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Seneca Motivation and Refusal of Quarter
- When
- 1778
- Where
- Cherry Valley
- Part of
- Cherry Valley Massacre
A Mohawk chief justified the massacre by citing American burning of Native houses, and Senecas declared they would refuse quarter in future fights.
A Mohawk chief, in justifying the action at Cherry Valley, wrote to an American officer that the Americans had burned Native houses, angering the Senecas, so that they destroyed men, women, and children at Cherry Valley. The Senecas declared they would no longer be falsely accused and would refuse to fight the enemy twice, an indication they would refuse quarter in the future.
Sources
- Cherry Valley massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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