The bloody battle of Oriskany helps American Patriots relieve Fort Stanwix and prevents the joint Loyalist/Indian force from threatening the Hudson River Valley. The British plan to occupy New York failed as the British outfit, commanded by Colonel Barry St. Leger, could not join forces with General John Burgoyne.
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