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The Battle of Johnstown was fought in Johnstown, New York. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The King's Royal Regiment of New York was one of the first Loyalist regiments raised ( June 19 1776) in Canada during the American Butler's Rangers (1777–1784 was a British provincial regiment composed of Loyalists (or "Tories" in the American Revolutionary War, raised by Loyalist The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse The 34th (Cumberland Regiment of Foot was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1702 and amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland Regiment of Foot The 8th (The King's Regiment of Foot was a Regiment of the British Army. Marinus Willett ( July 31, 1740 &ndash August 22, 1830) was an American soldier and political leader from New York Walter Butler may refer to Walter Butler (Loyalist (1752–1781 Loyalist during the American Revolution son of John Butler Walter Butler Johnstown, surrounded by the Town of Johnstown, is the county seat of Fulton County, New York, USA. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous It was one of the last battles of the American Revolution approximately 1400 fought at Johnstown on October 25, 1781. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Local Continental forces, led by Col. Marinus Willett of Johnstown, ultimately put the British forces under command of Major John Ross of King's Royal Regiment of New York and Captain Walter Butler of Butler's Rangers to flight. Marinus Willett ( July 31, 1740 &ndash August 22, 1830) was an American soldier and political leader from New York The King's Royal Regiment of New York was one of the first Loyalist regiments raised ( June 19 1776) in Canada during the American Walter Butler (1752&ndash October 30, 1781) was a British Loyalist officer during the American Revolution. Butler's Rangers (1777–1784 was a British provincial regiment composed of Loyalists (or "Tories" in the American Revolutionary War, raised by Loyalist This was the first time so many British regular army troops participated in a border raid in this area.
The British retreated northwards and Marinus Willett marched to German Flatts to cut them off. Marinus Willett ( July 31, 1740 &ndash August 22, 1830) was an American soldier and political leader from New York See also Herkimer New York German Flatts is a Town in Herkimer County, New York, United States.
References
- Decker, Lewis G. Images of America: Johnstown. Arcadia Publishing (an imprint of Tempus Publishing, Inc. ); Charlestown, SC. 1999. ISBN 0-7385-0174-3.
- Watt, Gavin, The Burning of the Valleys, 1997, ISBN 1-55002-271-7
External links
- Historic Johnstown, New York (Battle of Johnstown) accessed November 26, 2006
- Historic Johnstown, New York
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