Battle of Newtown

When

29 Aug 1779

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.05° N, 76.73° W

Description

1779 battle

1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Newtown was the only major battle of the Sullivan Expedition, an armed offensive led by Major General John Sullivan that was ordered by George Washington to end the threat of the Haudenosaunee who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War.

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