Revolutionary War

America's Most Lopsided Defeat: The Battle of Wyoming
America's Most Lopsided Defeat: The Battle of Wyoming
America's Most Lopsided Defeat: The Battle of Wyoming
When the United States Congress officially established the Wyoming Territory in 1868, most locals had no idea what it was named for. Based on the native American term "mecheweamiing", meaning "at the big plains", Wyoming was originally named for a valley in northeastern Pennsylvania, which later became the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Wyoming...