What is Cherry Valley massacre?
The '''Cherry Valley massacre''' (November 11, 1778) was an attack by [[Iroquois]] and [[British Empire|British]] against [[Americans]] in Cherry Valley ([[New York (state)|New York]]). It was during the [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]]. This was one of the worst frontier massacres. Americans had just destroyed the Native towns of Oghwaga and Unadilla. The Iroquois were upset and joined [[Walter Butler]]. He led the raid against the Americans. Americans were not prepared for the attack and this led to more deaths.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Poor leadership leads to Cherry Valley Massacre|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poor-leadership-leads-to-cherry-valley-massacre|access-date=2022-08-15|website=HISTORY|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cherry Valley Raid {{!}} United States history {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Cherry-Valley-Raid|access-date=2022-08-15|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[Iroquois|Iroquois Confederacy]] * [[American Revolutionary War|American Revolution]] * [[Joseph Brant]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Massacres in the United States]] [[Category:American Revolutionary War]] [[Category:1770s in New York (state)]] [[Category:1778]] {{US-stub}}