On May 29-30, 1814, American forces and Oneida warriors defeated a British naval squadron at Big Sandy Creek in northwestern New York during the War of 1812. The Americans were transporting critical naval supplies—rigging, armament, and a massive anchor cable—from Oswego to the shipyards at Sackets Harbor, where three warships awaited completion. When British forces discovered the supply convoy and pursued it inland up Big Sandy Creek, American riflemen and Oneida Indians concealed themselves al