Battle of Oriskany
| Battle of Oriskany | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
 Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany Painting by F.C. Yohn, c. 1901, now in the public library in Utica, New York. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Oneida |
Native Americans |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Nicholas Herkimer † Peter Gansevoort
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 Joseph Brant
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| Strength | |||||||
| 720-740 militia 60-100 Indians |
500 regulars, militia and Indians | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 385 killed 50 wounded 30 captured |
Indians: 65 killed or wounded British: 7 killed, 21 wounded, missing, or captured |
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