Attack on Cherry Valley
- When
- November 11, 1778
- Where
- Fort and village of Cherry Valley, central New York
- Part of
- Cherry Valley Massacre
British, Loyalist, and Haudenosaunee forces assaulted the fort and village of Cherry Valley on November 11, 1778, killing over 40 people.
A mixed force of Loyalists, British soldiers, Senecas, and Mohawks descended on Cherry Valley, whose defenders, despite warnings received on November 8 through Oneida spies, were unprepared. The attackers struck a palisaded fort surrounding the village meeting house and the town itself. More than 40 people were killed and many were captured, and the event has been described as one of the most horrific frontier massacres of the war. Among those who escaped was Benjamin Stacy, whose flight from the village was later commemorated annually in his home village of New Salem, Massachusetts.
Sources
- Cherry Valley massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
- Cherry Valley, New York Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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