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On July 3, 1778 British Colonel John Butler led a large group of British loyalists and Seneca Indians in an ambush of American militia men in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming valley. In a gruesome battle that lasted approximately 45 minutes, the British loyalists and Seneca Indians killed 360 of the American militia men. It was reported that 30 to 40 of the Americans who surrendered were tortured to death by the Indians. Colonel Butler himself reported that his force scalped 227 of the dead. As word of what had occurred spread, the battle became known as the Wyoming Massacre and Americans were outraged by the atrocities committed. A monument was built in 1833 over the site of a vault were remains of some of those who were killed in the massacre were interred. Beginning in 1878 and continuing every year since, ceremonies are held to commemorate the battle & massacre. This medal was struck for the first ceremony in 1878. It is made of bronze and the strike, luster and color are all fantastic! The NGC pop in MS-66 is 1 with only 1 example graded higher at MS-67. The overall rarity is R7 (11-20 known).