Battle of Newtown

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The Battle of Newtown was a pivotal 1779 Revolutionary War engagement in which American forces under General John Sullivan decisively defeated a combined British and Iroquois force, crippling Iroquois resistance in upstate New York.

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Battle of Newtown canonical 6
Battle of Newtown, New York 1

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Newtown, New York
linked to: Battle of Newtown
AmericanForcesComposition Continental Army troops and militia
associatedPeople Brigadier General James Clinton
Lieutenant Colonel John Butler
Major General John Sullivan
Mohawk leader Joseph Brant
linked to: Joseph Brant
belligerent Continental Army
Iroquois Confederacy
Kingdom of Great Britain
Loyalist forces
United States
campaignObjective punish and neutralize Iroquois and Loyalist bases used for raids on frontier settlements
casualtiesAmerican relatively light
casualtiesOpposing heavier than American casualties
combatant American Patriots
British regulars
Iroquois warriors
Loyalist rangers
commander James Clinton
John Butler
John Sullivan
Joseph Brant
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States
date August 29, 1779
followedBy destruction of Iroquois towns in the Finger Lakes and Genesee regions
historicalEra 18th century
location Chemung County, New York
near present-day Elmira, New York
memorial Newtown Battlefield State Park
notableFeature involved coordinated artillery and infantry assault by American forces
largest battle of the Sullivan Expedition
opposingForcesComposition British rangers and Iroquois warriors in defensive positions
partOf Sullivan Expedition
precededBy earlier skirmishes of the Sullivan Expedition in 1779
region upstate New York
result decisive American victory
siteDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark
stateHistoricSite Newtown Battlefield Reservation
strategicSignificance crippled Iroquois resistance in upstate New York
enabled systematic destruction of Iroquois villages and crops
secured the western flank of the United States during the Revolutionary War
strengthAmerican approximately 3,000–5,000 troops
strengthOpposing approximately 800–1,200 men
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
year 1779

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Sullivan Expedition battle Battle of Newtown
Newtown Battlefield State Park namedAfter Battle of Newtown
Battle of Newtown alsoKnownAs Battle of Newtown, New York
linked to: Battle of Newtown
Newtown Battlefield Monument commemorates Battle of Newtown
Sullivan–Clinton campaign hasPart Battle of Newtown