Battle of Johnstown

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Battle of Johnstown
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Marinus Willett, the American commander in the battle
Date October 25, 1781 Location Johnstown, New York 43°0′26″N 74°22′20″W / 43.00722°N 74.37222°W / 43.00722; -74.37222 Result American victory
Belligerents
United States Oneida	Great Britain Iroquois
Commanders and leaders
Marinus Willett	John Ross Walter Butler †
Strength
416	700+
Casualties and losses
12 killed 24 wounded 5 captured	11 killed 11 wounded 32 captured

The Battle of Johnstown was one of the last battles in the northern theatre of the American Revolutionary War, with approximately 1,400 engaged at Johnstown, New York on October 25, 1781. British regulars and militia, commanded by Major John Ross of the King's Royal Regiment of New York and Captain Walter Butler of Butler's Rangers, had raided the border area. Local American forces, led by Colonel Marinus Willett, blocked the British advance. As the British withdrew northwards Willett and his men marched to German Flatts to try to cut them off. The British managed to escape, but Walter Butler was killed.