Battle of Wyoming
- When
- July 3, 1778
- Where
- Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania (near Wilkes-Barre, now Luzerne County)
- Part of
- Wyoming Massacre
Patriot militia suffered an overwhelming defeat by Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois warriors in the Wyoming Valley on July 3, 1778.
The Battle of Wyoming was a military engagement of the American Revolutionary War fought between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois warriors. It took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778, in what is now Luzerne County, and ended in an overwhelming defeat for the Patriots. Shortly beforehand, officers of the Independent Westmoreland Companies—Captain Robert Durkee, Captain Samuel Ransom, Lieutenant James Wells, and Lieutenant Peren Ross—resigned their commissions in late June 1778 and, with about 25 enlisted men, joined Lieutenant Colonel Butler at Forty Fort in time for the battle.
Sources
- Battle of Wyoming Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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