Kittanning Expedition

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The Kittanning Expedition was a 1756 Pennsylvania provincial military raid during the French and Indian War that targeted and destroyed the Lenape village of Kittanning, a key base for Native American attacks on colonial settlements.

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Kittanning Expedition canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pennsylvania provincial military operation ⓘ
event in the French and Indian War ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
aftermath Lenape displacement from Kittanning ⓘ
increased frontier security for some Pennsylvania settlements ⓘ
belligerent French-allied Native Americans ⓘ
Lenape ⓘ
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ
casualties Lenape inhabitants killed and captured ⓘ
Pennsylvania provincial soldiers killed and wounded ⓘ
commander John Armstrong Sr. ⓘ
linked to: John Armstrong

Pennsylvania provincial militia officers ⓘ
commemoratedBy historical markers in Kittanning, Pennsylvania ⓘ
conflict French and Indian War ⓘ
country Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ
date 1756 ⓘ
endDate 1756-09-08 ⓘ
hasCategory 1756 in North America ⓘ
Battles involving Native Americans ⓘ
Conflicts in 1756 ⓘ
Military history of Pennsylvania ⓘ
location Armstrong County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Kittanning, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Kittanning

Ohio Country ⓘ
method burning of the village ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ
notableCommanderKilled Captain Jacobs ⓘ
Shingas the Terrible (disputed presence and survival) ⓘ
objective to destroy Kittanning as a base for Native American raids on Pennsylvania settlements ⓘ
opponentAlliance Lenape allied with New France ⓘ
partOf North American theater of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
pretext retaliation for Native American raids on Pennsylvania settlements ⓘ
relatedEvent Braddock Expedition ⓘ
Forbes Expedition ⓘ
relatedPlace Allegheny River ⓘ
result Pennsylvania provincial victory ⓘ
destruction of the village of Kittanning ⓘ
disruption of Lenape raids on frontier settlements ⓘ
significance boosted John Armstrong Sr.'s reputation in Pennsylvania ⓘ
contributed to escalating violence between colonists and Lenape ⓘ
first major offensive Pennsylvania provincial action against Native American bases in the French and Indian War ⓘ
startDate 1756-09-08 ⓘ
target Lenape village of Kittanning ⓘ
theater Pennsylvania frontier ⓘ
typeOfTarget Native American village ⓘ
year 1756 ⓘ

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Pennsylvania frontier → event → Kittanning Expedition ⓘ