Big Runaway

The Big Runaway was a mass evacuation in June and July 1778 of White settlers from the frontier regions of North Central Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War. It was precipitated by a series of raids against local settlements on the northern and western branches of the Susquehanna River by Loyalist troops and British-allied Indians, which prompted Patriot militia commanders to order the evacuation. Most of the settlers relocated to Fort Augusta near modern-day Sunbury, Pennsylvania at the confluence of the northern and western branches of the Susquehanna River, while their abandoned houses and farms were all burnt as part of a scorched earth policy.

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1778 Big Runaway

1779-06-18T00:00:00Z

1779-10-03T00:00:00Z

1779 Sullivan Expedition

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1783 Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783

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Frameless

Rachel Silverthorne Mural in Muncy, Pennsylvania

Fort Antes Marker

Van Doren and Shadeacre Monument marking a raid by Iroquois warriors in respose to the violation of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1778	Big Runaway	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Sullivan Expedition	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, Iroquois, ethnic cleansing, military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1783	Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783	mutiny	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Dickinson	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Rachel Silverthorne Mural in Muncy, Pennsylvania		Commons
commons	image		Fort Antes Marker		Commons
commons	image		Van Doren and Shadeacre Monument marking a raid by Iroquois warriors in respose to the violation of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix		Commons