Battle of Oriskany

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battle engagement

The Battle of Oriskany was a brutal and pivotal 1777 engagement in New York during the American Revolutionary War, noted for its high casualties and significant impact on the Saratoga campaign.

Aliases (1)

Siege of Fort Stanwix ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → engagement →
aftermath	Patriot militia column forced to withdraw → St. Leger’s force ultimately retreated from the Mohawk Valley →
belligerent	British-allied militia → Iroquois warriors allied with the British → Loyalist forces → Patriot militia →
casualties	high on both sides →
combatantSide	British Indian Department auxiliaries → King's Royal Regiment of New York (Loyalist) → Patriot New York militia →
commander	Barry St. Leger → Joseph Brant → Nicholas Herkimer → Sir John Johnson →
commemoratedBy	Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
continent	North America →
country	United States (then Province of New York) →
date	1777-08-06 →
hasType	ambush → land battle →
location	Mohawk Valley → near Oriskany, New York →
notableFor	contributing to the American victory in the Saratoga campaign → dividing the Iroquois Confederacy → heavy hand-to-hand combat → impact on the failure of the British St. Leger expedition → one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolutionary War relative to numbers engaged →
objective	relief of the besieged Fort Stanwix by Patriot militia →
partOf	British 1777 campaign to isolate New England → Saratoga campaign →
relatedTo	Battles of Saratoga → Siege of Fort Stanwix →
result	strategic American advantage → tactically inconclusive →
state	New York →
strategicEffect	contributed to the eventual surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga → helped secure American control of upstate New York →
theater	Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →
year	1777 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	hasPart
Battle of Oriskany ("Siege of Fort Stanwix") →	relatedTo