On October 19, 1780, Johnson and Brant's army of Regulars, Indians and Loyalists&mdash;consisting of units from the 8th Regiment of Foot, 34th Regiment of Foot, King's Royal Regiment of New York, Butler's Rangers, and Brant's Volunteers&mdash;proceeded to destroy homes and farm buildings in Stone Arabia, a village about 1.0 miles north of Fort Keyser, in Tryon County (modern Palatine Township in Montgomery County, New York).