Sullivan's March
Standing Stone Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
Gen. John Sullivan's army camped on the nearby river lowlands Aug. 8-9, 1779 en route to attack the Six Nations Iroquois. Sixth camp between Wyoming and Fort Sullivan.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
As General John Sullivan's Continental army marched north against the Six Nations in August 1779, it made its sixth camp on the river lowlands near here on the nights of August 8-9. The stopping places along the Susquehanna traced the slow, deliberate advance of a major Revolutionary War expedition ordered by Washington. From Wyoming to Fort Sullivan, each riverside campsite marked another day's push into Iroquois country.
Why it matters
These campsites map the route of one of the Revolution's most consequential frontier campaigns against the Iroquois Confederacy.
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Related people
- · John Sullivan
Related events
- · Sullivan Expedition
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