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Memory Wars: Settlers and Natives Remember Washington's Sullivan Expedition of 1779 2023
Memory Wars: Settlers and Natives Remember Washington's Sullivan Expedition of 1779 is a book written by Andrea Lynn Smith, published by the University of Nebraska Press in 2023. The book explores the legacy and memory of the Sullivan Expedition, a military campaign ordered by General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), intended to weaken the Iroquois Confederacy, which supported the British. This campaign was part of Washington's Indian Expedition, involving Major General John Sullivan and General James Clinton leading a two-pronged attack. Preliminary actions included assaults on Onondaga villages in April 1779 led by Colonel Van Schaick, and raids on Delaware, Seneca, and other settlements directed by Colonel Daniel Brodhead. Together, these operations destroyed more than 50 Haudenosaunee, Delaware, and mixed Indigenous communities across Pennsylvania and New York, resulting in widespread displacement and long-term consequences for regional Indigenous groups.
Details
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- ISBN
- 9781496206961
- Pages
- 454
- Format
- Print (Hardcover)
