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Battle of Johnstown | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
Marinus Willett, the American commander in the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States Oneida |
Great Britain Iroquois | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marinus Willett |
John Ross Walter Butler † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
416 | 700+ | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12 killed 24 wounded 5 captured |
11 killed 11 wounded 32 captured |
The Battle of Johnstown was one of the last battles in the northern theatre of the American Revolutionary War, with approximately 1,400 engaged at Johnstown, New York on October 25, 1781. British regulars and militia, commanded by Major John Ross of the King's Royal Regiment of New York and Captain Walter Butler of Butler's Rangers, had raided the border area. Local American forces, led by Colonel Marinus Willett, blocked the British advance. As the British withdrew northwards Willett and his men marched to German Flatts to try to cut them off. The British managed to escape, but Walter Butler was killed.