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# The Haudenosaunee Choose Sides in the American Revolution
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/extras/the-haudenosaunee-choose-sides-in-the-american-revolution-wptuss/
- Published: 2025-11-07T15:31:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T20:13:38.000Z
- Description: The Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee choose opposing sides at the Battle of Oriskany.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Revolution, #ZZZ_Show_f16516f8-e9bd-49d8-b49b-96781c68070a, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_5fa26bee-4838-4ed1-a5ad-420a45114ac9, #extra

The Haudenosaunee was a centuries-old union of the Six Nations: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Oneida and Mohawk. But the confederacy is divided on their support of the American Revolution. The Oneidas support the Patriots, but some Mohawks led by Thayendanegea ally with the British. Things come to a head at the bloody Battle of Oriskany as Patriot, British and Native American forces clash.