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The Battle of Newtown (August 29, 1779), also known as the Battle of Chemung, was the only major battle of the Sullivan Expedition, an armed offensive led by General John Sullivan that was ordered by the Continental Congress to end the threat of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War.

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  • The Battle of Newtown (August 29, 1779), also known as the Battle of Chemung, was the only major battle of the Sullivan Expedition, an armed offensive led by General John Sullivan that was ordered by the Continental Congress to end the threat of the Iroquois who had sided with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
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  • Battle of Newtown
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  • 11 killed
  • 32 wounded
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  • 23pxIroquois Confederacy
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  • American victory
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  • 1,000 Iroquois
  • 10 brass field pieces
  • 15 regulars (from the
  • 200-250 militia (known as
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  • 8th Regiment of Foot)
  • Butler's Rangers)
  • two companies of militia
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