1778
by Rudy Scott Nelson
Mar 18: Quintan's Bridge, New Jersey. Loyalist and regulars under Simcoe defeat Patriots.
May 1: Crooked Billet, Pennsylvania. British forces of 400 converged light infantrymen + 300
Loyalist Rangers under Simcoe + Lgt Dragoon troop assaulted a Patriot fortified blockhouse
garrisoned by at least 60 men. The patriots were routed.
Jun 1 : Cobleskill, NY. Loyalist and Mohawks under Brant defeat a Patriot force w/ blockhouses.
July 3-4: Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. A combined Loyalist (Butler's rangers + Johnson's
Greens) (300) and Seneca force (600) under Maj John Butler destroys a Patriot Force (300
militia + 60 regulars) under Col Z. Butler.
Aug-Sept : Newport, Rhode island. Several operations took place in the area. Loyalist units
included theKing's American Rgt, Loyal New Englanders and Prince of Wales Rgt.
Sept 13: German Flats, New York. A force of Johnson Greens (300) + 150 Mohawks under
Brant bum the town but inflict only a few casualties.
Oct 6-8: Unadilla, New York. Patriot raid on Iroquois town.
Nov 11 : Cherry valley, New York. A raiding party under Cpt Walter Butler including Butler's
Rangers (200)+ Senecas (500) + a few Mohawks (50) under Brant attack a Patriot settlement and a
fort with 2 cannon and garrisoned by the 7th Mass. (350). Brant could not control the Senecas
who attacked the town rather than the fort. The garrison refused to sortie out to help the settlers.
Dec 17: Vincennes, Indiana. British force including 400 Indians from the Ohio Valley tribes
capture the town.
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