1771
First Pennamite War
Active Conflict
1769 (Yankee Arrival)
1775 (2nd War)
1782 (Decree of Trenton)
1784 (3rd War)
1799 (Confirming Act)
Charter Claims
CT 1662 Sea-to-Sea Charter (41°–42° N)
PA 1681 Penn Proprietary Grant
Contested Wyoming Valley Boundary
Colonial Royal Charters Overlap Analysis
CT King Charles II 1662 Grant extended directly west to the Pacific, slicing through northern PA.
Garrison & Militia Control Wyoming Valley
58%
CT Susquehanna Co.
42%
PA Proprietors
Articles of Confederation Arbitrator
Susquehanna Company Occupation
Connecticut Yankee settlers led by Zebulon Butler occupy Fort Durkee and Forty Fort. Pennsylvania Sheriff Charles Stewart attempts legal eviction.
Active Simulation Evidence Snapshot
Selected Conflict:
First Pennamite War
Active Year:
1771
Legal Status:
Susquehanna Company Occupation
Garrisons Active:
Fort Durkee, Fort Wyoming
CT / PA Territory Share: