Saturday 14 September 2013

Battle of Devil's Hole

 250th anniversary event.
The Battle of Devil's Hole, also known as the Devil's Hole Massacre, was fought near Niagara Gorge in present-day New York state on September 14, 1763, between a detachment of the British 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot and about 300 Seneca warriors during Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766). The Seneca warriors killed 81 British soldiers and wounded 8 before they managed to retreat.

Wiki here

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 Today's anniversary  the 249th. Watch the Lexington bit from the Movie April Morning here