Attack on German Flatts (1757)
The attack on German Flatts was the successful assault on the British colonial settlement of German Flatts, New York (present-day Herkimer, New York) by a combined French-Indian force on November 12, 1757 during the French and Indian War. Inhabited by Palatine colonists, the settlement's defenders (consisting of 75 militiamen) were defeated by the 300-strong force of attackers, and German Flatts was captured and destroyed. Between 40 and 50 of the colonists were killed, and 150 were captured; in comparison, the French-Indian force only suffered 5 wounded.
| Attack on German Flatts | |||||||
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| Part of the French and Indian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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France New France Iroquois Indians |
Britain New York | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| François-Marie Picoté de Belestre | Johan Jost Petrie | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 regulars, militia and Indians | 75 militia | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 wounded |
40-50 killed 150 captured | ||||||
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