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1777: The Battle of Oriskany by payne6 in Oriskany,New York
The Battle I am researching is the battle of Oriskany. It happened on August 6,1777. This day was a Wednesday. Oriskany is located in New York. The commanders for U.S.A is Nickholas Herkimer. The commanders for Great Britain are Cheif Joseph Brant, John Butler, and Sir John Johnson. 622 people fought for U.S.A . 1,265 people fought for Great Britain.
95 people died on Great Britain side. 385 people died on U.S.A side. The Battle of Oriskany was for the continent. It was 84 degrees and humid on this battle day. These are the facts about The Battle of Oriskany.