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Nicholas Herkimer and the Battle of Oriskany: A Warning for a Divided Nation
What happens when political division turns deadly, and neighbors become enemies? Nicholas Herkimer and the Battle of Oriskany reveal one of the American Revolution's bloodiest and most personal battles.
In this episode of America's Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano tells the story of Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer and the nearly 800 Tryon County militiamen who marched toward Fort Stanwix in August 1777. After accusations of cowardice and divided loyalty pushed Herkimer to abandon his plan, his column entered a deadly ambush near Oriskany, where…
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