Kittanning Expedition

Kittanning Expedition
Part of the French and Indian War

Medal issued to commemorate Kittanning's destruction
DateSeptember 8, 1756[1]
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
Pennsylvania Lenape
Commanders and leaders
John Armstrong Sr. Captain Jacobs 
Strength
300 provincials Unknown
Casualties and losses
17 killed
13 wounded
19 missing[2]
9 killed[2]

The Kittanning Expedition, also known as the Armstrong Expedition or the Battle of Kittanning, was a raid during the French and Indian War that led to the destruction of the American Indian village of Kittanning, which had served as a staging point for attacks by Lenape warriors against colonists in the British Province of Pennsylvania. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Armstrong Sr., this raid deep into hostile territory was the only major expedition carried out by Pennsylvanian provincial troops during a brutal backcountry war. Early on September 8, 1756, they launched a surprise attack on the Indian village.

  1. ^ Historian Fred Anderson (Anderson, p. 163) apparently erroneously reports this event as occurring on August 8; other sources consistently place it in September.
  2. ^ a b Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine