Clearing Iroquoia : New York's land grab in the 1779 campaigns of the American Revolution /

"This book critically examines archival materials to investigate the driving force behind the 1779 Sullivan-Clinton Campaign: the destruction of Iroquoia. This book shows that these coordinated attacks were designed to destroy Haudenosaunee political cohesion, clear the Indigenous population fr...

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Main Authors: Bowman, Travis M. (Author), Zembo, Matthew A. (Author)
Other Authors: Galban, Michael (writer of foreward.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2025]
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Summary:"This book critically examines archival materials to investigate the driving force behind the 1779 Sullivan-Clinton Campaign: the destruction of Iroquoia. This book shows that these coordinated attacks were designed to destroy Haudenosaunee political cohesion, clear the Indigenous population from the land, and replace it with a non-Indigenous one"--
Physical Description:xix, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781666967708
166696770X