Guy Johnson, a Loyalist and British Indian…

June 1775 CE

Guy Johnson, a Loyalist and British Indian agent living in the Mohawk Valley in New York, is on quite friendly terms with the Iroquois of New York, and is concerned for the safety of himself and his family after it becomes clear that Patriot sentiment has taken hold in New York.

Apparently convinced that he can no longer safely conduct Crown business, he leaves his estate in New York with about two hundred Loyalist and Mohawk supporters.

He first goes to Fort Ontario, where, on June 17, he extracts from native tribal leaders (mostly Iroquois and Huron) promises to assist in keeping supply and communication lines open in the area, and to support the British in "the annoyance of the enemy".

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Montréal Quebec Canada View →

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Benedict Arnold View → Ethan Allen View → George Washington View → Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester View → Guy Johnson View → Philip Schuyler View → Thomas Gage View →

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Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) View → Wyandot, or Wendat, or Huron people (Amerind tribe) View → Mohawk people (Amerind tribe) View → Thirteen Colonies, The View → Connecticut (English Crown Colony) View → New York, Province of (English Colony) View → New Hampshire, English royal Province of View → Massachusetts, Province of (English Crown Colony) View → British people View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Quebec (British Province) View → Green Mountain Boys View → Patriots (American Revolution) View → Loyalists (American Revolution) View →

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