Easton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sullivan’s March
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 3, 2020
1. Sullivan’s March Marker
Inscription.
Sullivan’s March. . In July 1779, General John Sullivan began the southern leg of one of the largest offensive campaigns of the Revolutionary War. Directed against the Indian warriors of the six nations and their British and Loyalist allies, Sullivan’s march proceeded northward from downtown Easton to Tioga, Pennsylvania, meeting there with General James Clinton and his army from the North. The successful campaign ended Indian attacks on the frontiers of Northern Pennsylvania and destroyed much of the food supplies of the British forces in the northern colonies with minimal loss of American lives. Sullivan’s forces returned to Easton in the fall of 1779.
In July 1779, General John Sullivan began the southern leg of one of the largest offensive campaigns of the Revolutionary War. Directed against the Indian warriors of the six nations and their British and Loyalist allies, Sullivan’s march proceeded northward from downtown Easton to Tioga, Pennsylvania, meeting there with General James Clinton and his army from the North. The successful campaign ended Indian attacks on the frontiers of Northern Pennsylvania and destroyed much of the food supplies of the British forces in the northern colonies with minimal loss of American lives. Sullivan’s forces returned to Easton in the fall of 1779.
Location. 40° 41.466′ N, 75° 12.558′ W. Marker is in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. Memorial is on Center Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton PA 18042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 521 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
