Sullivan Expedition

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath increased_tensions_between_settlers_and_Native_Americans
gptkbp:aimsTo gptkb:Onondaga
gptkb:Oneida
Seneca
Cayuga
Mohawk
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_John_Sullivan
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in literature
depicted in films
commemorated in local history
gptkbp:date 1779
gptkbp:dateOfDeath October 1779
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_American_colonists_and_British_forces
gptkbp:historicalImpact altered the balance of power in the region
gptkbp:historicalPeriod government documents
military records
diaries of participants
effectiveness of the campaign
justification of actions taken
long-term consequences for U.S.-Native relations
moral implications of the campaign
impact_on_Native_American_communities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sullivan Expedition
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:legacy influenced_future_U.S._military_campaigns_against_Native_Americans
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:logistics harsh weather conditions
difficult terrain
supply issues
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Newtown
gptkbp:outcome destruction_of_Iroquois_villages
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:primaryMission testimonies of survivors
contemporary newspaper articles
government correspondence
reports from military officers
letters_from_John_Sullivan
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Cherry_Valley
Battle of Oriskany
Siege of Fort Niagara
Battle of Wyoming
Battle of Fort Stanwix
gptkbp:resultedIn displacement_of_Iroquois_people
gptkbp:scope defeat the Iroquois Confederacy
gptkbp:significance retaliation_against_Iroquois_for_their_alliance_with_British
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:tactics scorched earth policy