Sugarloaf massacre
| Sugarloaf massacre | |||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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Natives Loyalists | Northampton County volunteer militia | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Unknown, possibly Roland Montour | Lieutenant John Fish, Lieutenant John Moyer | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| Unknown, at least 30 | 41 men | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Unknown |
At least 10 dead 2 captured Unknown number wounded | ||||
The Sugarloaf massacre was a skirmish which occurred on September 11, 1780, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania when a number of Natives and a handful of Loyalists attacked a small detachment of militia from Northampton County. According to pension files and witness depositions, the militia detachment was led by Lieutenants John Moyer and John Fish of Captain Johannes Van Etten's company of volunteers.