Battle of Johnstown

Battle of Johnstown
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Marinus Willett, the American commander in the battle
DateOctober 25, 1781
Location43°0′26″N 74°22′20″W / 43.00722°N 74.37222°W / 43.00722; -74.37222
Result American victory
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.