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Today in History: British Forces Assault Cherry Valley, Killing 44

11/11/2025

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On November 11, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, British forces and their Iroquois allies launched a brutal attack on Cherry Valley, New York. The assault resulted in the deaths of 14 soldiers and 30 civilians, marking it as one of the war's most horrific frontier massacres. The defenders were caught unprepared despite prior warnings.

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On November 11, 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, British forces and their Iroquois allies launched a brutal attack on Cherry Valley, New York. The assault resulted in the deaths of 14 soldiers and 30 civilians, marking it as one of the war's most horrific frontier massacres. The defenders were caught unprepared despite prior warnings.