Battle of Sideling Hill

Not to be confused with Sideling Hill.

Battle of Sideling Hill
Part of the French and Indian War
DateApril 4, 1756
Location
Unknown: perhaps near Maddensville, in Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania[1]: 25 
Result Native American victory
Belligerents
Delaware Indians  Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Captain Jacobs?
Shingas		 Alexander Culbertson †
Strength
66 to about 100 About 50 Pennsylvania militia
Casualties and losses
3–17 killed, 21 wounded[2]: 273  20 killed and 11–13 wounded

The Battle of Sideling Hill (sometimes written Sidling Hill) was an engagement in April 1756, between Pennsylvania Colonial Militia and a band of Lenape warriors who had attacked Fort McCord and taken a number of colonial settlers captive. The warriors were taking their captives back to their base at Kittanning when they were ambushed by the militia, but with the help of reinforcements, the Lenape fought off the militia and escaped.[3]: 542–545  The battle is significant because it was the first engagement involving Pennsylvania Militia after Braddock's defeat.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Runkle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sipe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Clarence M. Busch, Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1896
  4. ^ Jim Wilks, "The Battle of Sideling Hill," PBWorks, 2009