Mohawk Valley, New York
Mohawk Valley, New York
MOHAWK VALLEY, NEW YORK. A strategic avenue of approach into the American colonies from Canada and situated in Tryon County, it was the objective of St. Leger's offensive in 1777 and a cockpit of border warfare.
SEE ALSO Border Warfare in New York; St. Leger's Expedition; Tryon County, New York.
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