Educational discussion. The Patriots got caught in the open and paid an awful price. Retaliation came with the Sullivan campaign which wiped out Indian agriculture in the region. Nice job.
In 1972 during the flood I was in 44 cleaning out a house I always wondered where the name came from 40 fort Came from now I know great stuff keep it up 😮
I lived in Mountain Top and roamed the woods for 7 months one time. There were trees there that 3 men couldn't put their arms around. I ate squirrels. I was a flood carpenter but I decided I'd rather not and went out in the woods. Incredible country. The spirits are still there.
I live on the south east side of Wyoming Valley up in the hills overseeing the valley. I’ve always been fascinated by this. There’s a wealth of colonial history in this valley, and all over this region for that matter. Fun fact Wyoming was a word used by the natives meaning “rolling green meadows” which described the undeveloped valley. The state of Wyoming was named by an Ohio senator who was born in Wyoming Valley, PA. Without visiting the new state territory out west, he romanticized the land of the new state was similar to that of Wyoming valley PA where he came from. He was mostly wrong, but the name stuck for Wyoming state.
@ and thank you for this documentary. I drive by the monument where you held the interview multiple times every week. Hopefully you got to tour the Nathan Dennison house right nearby.
Why are these men watering down the state of affairs between the Iroquois Delaware and Shawnee. The latter had been conquered through warfare with the Confederacy. They were told to leave but held no claim to lands.
Sorry didn’t mean to sound condescending. I grew up in Penn Hills township. I have frontiersmen ties to the area into Fayette County(Williams Mill). Pretty sad that our children aren’t taught both history’s anymore. Again sorry… Great channel, both had extensive knowledge. Love it, Love Pa.
Excellent! A follow up documentary on the Sullivan/Clinton Campaign is strongly recommended. General George Washington commissioned Major General John Sullivan and some five thousand continental troops to march northward along the Susquehanna River in the summer of 1779 to avenge the Wyoming Massacre and rid the Finger Lakes region of New York of the Iroquois Confederacy. Fort Sullivan was erected near the confluence of the Chemung and Susquehanna rivers at Tioga Point (Athens, PA) in August 1779 from which Major General John Sullivan and Brigadier General George Clinton, who had joined Sullivan from the headwaters of the Susquehanna in New York, conducted their campaign deep into Iroquois country. The Battle of Newtown near Elmira N.Y. was the central military engagement of this campaign that ultimately resulted in a routing of the Cayuga and Senaca tribes, driving them north from their villages to the safety of the British at Fort Niagara. The Tioga Point Museum in Athens, PA, harbors a great deal of information about this little known, but momentous and consequential war effort carried out in retribution for the Wyoming Massacre.
@@bradycrytzerofficial I had some difficulty finding the video because it's titled differently than simply "the Broadhead Campaign." Notwithstanding, it was well worth my due diligence. Another very fine overview regarding Broadhead, the Allegheny campaign, and Thompson's Island.. Please grace us with a similarly comprehensive expose of the Sullivan/Clinton Campaign in the future. Best regards. John Knowles
Butler's Rangers only accepted experienced fighters. They had belonged to the Tryon County militia and had fought in the French and Indian wars. After loyalists left the regiment, it came under the command of Nicholas Herkimer.
I grew up in the village of Truckville , Pa. The location of Francis Slocum State park the location of were Francis Slocum spent her first night of her captivity by the Native Americans. She was found alive years later in Canada .
Pretty sure my great grandmother died during this massacre while fleeing with my paternal grandfathers (husband and son). Interested what other records you might have on this.
Brady, I love your PA Rev War and F&I war videos. You are doing a great job!
Thank you, Mike. I’m glad to see you back at it! Great content lately!
Thank you for these. Valuable work.
This one is one of my favorites
Excellent presentation. The war along the frontier during the Revolution is not well remembered or understood. Thank you for your efforts.
I think it’s critical to understanding the war as a whole. I appreciate it!
Educational discussion. The Patriots got caught in the open and paid an awful price. Retaliation came with the Sullivan campaign which wiped out Indian agriculture in the region. Nice job.
Very informative discussion. Thought l knew everything about the Revolutionary War, but l didn't.
@@SharonLaBolle-u6d thank you Sharon! Please feel free to explore the channel and let me know what you think!
Incredible- Brady something needs to be done about the fort Allen well, deserves much more respect and reverence than to be abandoned in a parking lot
In 1972 during the flood I was in 44 cleaning out a house I always wondered where the name came from 40 fort Came from now I know great stuff keep it up 😮
@@launiesoult3248 thank you!
I lived in Mountain Top and roamed the woods for 7 months one time. There were trees there that 3 men couldn't put their arms around. I ate squirrels. I was a flood carpenter but I decided I'd rather not and went out in the woods. Incredible country. The spirits are still there.
I live on the south east side of Wyoming Valley up in the hills overseeing the valley. I’ve always been fascinated by this. There’s a wealth of colonial history in this valley, and all over this region for that matter. Fun fact Wyoming was a word used by the natives meaning “rolling green meadows” which described the undeveloped valley. The state of Wyoming was named by an Ohio senator who was born in Wyoming Valley, PA. Without visiting the new state territory out west, he romanticized the land of the new state was similar to that of Wyoming valley PA where he came from. He was mostly wrong, but the name stuck for Wyoming state.
Thank you! Wonderful insight!
@ and thank you for this documentary. I drive by the monument where you held the interview multiple times every week. Hopefully you got to tour the Nathan Dennison house right nearby.
Why are these men watering down the state of affairs between the Iroquois Delaware and Shawnee. The latter had been conquered through warfare with the Confederacy. They were told to leave but held no claim to lands.
Native geopolitics are difficult for some people. We need as many voices in the discussion as possible
Sorry didn’t mean to sound condescending. I grew up in Penn Hills township. I have frontiersmen ties to the area into Fayette County(Williams Mill).
Pretty sad that our children aren’t taught both history’s anymore.
Again sorry…
Great channel, both had extensive knowledge.
Love it, Love Pa.
@@BrianRandolph-jt5vp no need! I meant YOUR voice was needed. I’m glad to hear that you have such an extensive knowledge of this topic
Excellent! A follow up documentary on the Sullivan/Clinton Campaign is strongly recommended. General George Washington commissioned Major General John Sullivan and some five thousand continental troops to march northward along the Susquehanna River in the summer of 1779 to avenge the Wyoming Massacre and rid the Finger Lakes region of New York of the Iroquois Confederacy. Fort Sullivan was erected near the confluence of the Chemung and Susquehanna rivers at Tioga Point (Athens, PA) in August 1779 from which Major General John Sullivan and Brigadier General George Clinton, who had joined Sullivan from the headwaters of the Susquehanna in New York, conducted their campaign deep into Iroquois country. The Battle of Newtown near Elmira N.Y. was the central military engagement of this campaign that ultimately resulted in a routing of the Cayuga and Senaca tribes, driving them north from their villages to the safety of the British at Fort Niagara. The Tioga Point Museum in Athens, PA, harbors a great deal of information about this little known, but momentous and consequential war effort carried out in retribution for the Wyoming Massacre.
@@sharonknowles1910 for sure! Watch my video on the Broadhead Campaign. It was the western component of that operation
@@bradycrytzerofficial I had some difficulty finding the video because it's titled differently than simply "the Broadhead Campaign." Notwithstanding, it was well worth my due diligence. Another very fine overview regarding Broadhead, the Allegheny campaign, and Thompson's Island.. Please grace us with a similarly comprehensive expose of the Sullivan/Clinton Campaign in the future. Best regards. John Knowles
Some of the Connecticut settlers were Palatines from the Mohawk Valley and many of them joined Butler's Rangers.
I recently learned my 4x great grandfather, Anderson Dana, was killed in this battle. It sounds truly awful.
Although Butler's Rangers did not become a regiment until later, he and his men had fought at Oriskany in 1777 along with their Indian allies.
Thanks Nick! Great insights!!
Butler's Rangers only accepted experienced fighters. They had belonged to the Tryon County militia and had fought in the French and Indian wars. After loyalists left the regiment, it came under the command of Nicholas Herkimer.
I grew up in the village of Truckville , Pa. The location of Francis Slocum State park the location of were Francis Slocum spent her first night of her captivity by the Native Americans. She was found alive years later in Canada .
This is a story worthy of a Movie, A real documented case of a European child being raised by Native Americans.
It’s really an amazing story
Pretty sure my great grandmother died during this massacre while fleeing with my paternal grandfathers (husband and son). Interested what other records you might have on this.
And then there's Cherry Valley.
Oh yes! Just as important for sure
The older man is a typical Yankee, he denigrates the role of the Southern colonies in the American War for Independence.
The Delaware also attacked settlements along the Susquehanna River as well in the late 18th century.
@@markstine781 yes they did! Hopefully this series helps to put things in context
Two of the Iroquois actually sided with the Revolutionaries. Oneida and Tuscarora. The Seneca, Cayugha, Onanaga and the Mohawk sided with the British.
@@markstine781 please check out my article! allthingsliberty.com/2020/07/longhouse-lost-the-battle-of-oriskany-and-the-iroquois-civil-war/