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BURNING OF KITTANNING

The Burning of Kittanning occurred in September, 1756 during the French and Indian War. An attack was made in early September, 1756, by Colonel Armstrong upon Kittanning, a nest of Delaware Indians. The place was completely surprised, the houses burned, the chief killed, and much ammunition furnished by the French destroyed. The English loss was about twenty.
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