The Battle of Oriskany (/ɔːrˈɪskəniː/ or /əˈrɪskəniː/) was a significant engagement of the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War, and one...

ship was named for the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. The history of Oriskany differs considerably from that of her sister ships. Originally...

Virginia USS Oriskany (CV-34), an aircraft carrier Oriskany, a fruit cargo ship (see List of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly) Battle of Oriskany, American...

of thirteen stripes, an early version of the Flag of New York, or the Grand Union Flag. The Battle of Oriskany was fought a few miles away when an American...

Indians under the command of Joseph Brant and John Butler, thus starting what would become known as the Battle of Oriskany, Adam Helmer lost his brother...

He died of wounds after the Battle of Oriskany. Herkimer was born in the vicinity of German Flatts in the Mohawk Valley of the Province of New York,...

accompanied his nephew Cornplanter to the Siege of Fort Stanwix, where he took part in the Battle of Oriskany in August 1777. In December 1777, his former...

Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site is a historic site in Oneida County, New York, United States that marks the Battle of Oriskany, fought in 1777...

Concord: The Battle heard round the world (1st ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-24574-5. Chidsey, Donald Barr (1966). The siege of Boston;...

August 6 at the Battle of Oriskany by a large detachment of St. Leger's forces. While the battle did not involve the fort's garrison, some of its occupants...

in 1777 after taking part in the Battle of Oriskany during the Revolutionary War. Herkimer County is part of the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area...

located near the mouth of the creek, by the Mohawk River. During the American Revolutionary War, part of the Battle of Oriskany was fought in a swampy...

Almost 100 battles of the American Revolution were fought in New York State, including the Battle of Oriskany, Battle of Saratoga and defense of Fort Stanwix...

also provided an open line of communication between the rebels and their Iroquois foes. In 1777 at the Battle of Oriskany, about fifty Oneida fought alongside...

on the side of the British during the American Revolutionary War from 1777 to 1783. He was prominent for his role at the Battle of Oriskany, in which the...

2–23 – American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Stanwix. August 6 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Oriskany – Loyalists gain a tactical victory over...

most of John Ford's films, Drums Along the Mohawk is loosely based on historical events. A central feature of the plot is the Battle of Oriskany, a pivotal...

Butler successfully coordinated the ambush of rebel militia and Oneida warriors at the Battle of Oriskany. As a result he was commissioned a Major and...

the Tryon County Committee of Safety. The Tryon County militia would go on to fight at the important battles of Oriskany and Johnstown (among others)...

Valley, in the summer of 1777,[citation needed] and saw action, that same year, in the Saratoga Campaign, at the Battle of Oriskany, Carleton' s Raid, in...

was Nicholas Herkimer, a general of the Tryon County militia, who died from wounds received at the Battle of Oriskany in the American Revolutionary War...

siege, making a sortie on August 6, while much of St. Leger's force was occupied in the Battle of Oriskany. The siege was lifted on August 22, after word...

The Village of Oriskany is in the Town of Whitestown, southeast of the City of Rome. NY-69 passes through the village, which is south of the Erie Canal...

The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The...

fought in the August 6, 1777 Battle of Oriskany during the American Revolutionary War. Armed with two pistols, she rode into battle and fought alongside her...

played a significant role in the ambush of a column of Patriot militia and Oneida at the Battle of Oriskany. In 1778, he joined forces with John Butler...

Princeton Battle of Ridgefield Battle of Gwynn's Island Battle of Oriskany Battle of Machias Battle of Bennington Battle of Setauket Battle of Brandywine...

further depleted the ranks of the local militia, already decimated by the Battle of Oriskany, by desertions, abandonment of the valley, and occasional...

July - British capture American ship Battle of Oriskany 6 August – General Herkimer killed in British ambush. Battle of Machias 13–14 August - American-Native...

the British as the result of the Battle of Oriskany. A second attempt, led by Benedict Arnold succeeded in part because of a successful effort to deceive...