Attack on German Flatts (1757)

Attack on German Flatts
Part of the French and Indian War
Date November 12, 1757 Location German Flatts, Province of New York, British America present day Herkimer, New York State 43°1′34″N 74°59′25″W / 43.02611°N 74.99028°W / 43.02611; -74.99028 Result Franco-Indian victory
Belligerents
France  New France Iroquois	Province of New York
Commanders and leaders
François-Marie Picoté de Belestre	Johan Jost Petrie
Strength
300 regulars, militia and Indian warriors	75 militia
Casualties and losses
5 wounded[1]	40–50 killed 150 captured[1]

The attack on German Flatts was the successful assault on the British North American settlement of German Flatts, New York by a combined French-Indian force on November 12, 1757 during the French and Indian War. Inhabited by Palatine colonists, the settlement's defenders (consisting of 75 militiamen) were defeated by the 300-strong force of attackers, and German Flatts was captured and destroyed. Between 40 and 50 of the colonists were killed, and 150 were captured; in comparison, the French-Indian force only suffered 5 wounded.