During the Revolutionary War, the Hardings—a group of settlers—were murdered by a group of Native Americans and British troops on July 1, 1778. The field where these men were at work when they were ambushed and murdered is still part of Exeter Township. Two days later, on July 3, the Wyoming Massacre occurred in what is now Exeter Borough. Hundreds of American settlers were slaughtered by the British and Native Americans. The following year (1779), a scorched earth campaign was conducted by the Americans (who were commanded by Major General John Sullivan). They methodically destroyed many Native American villages (who were loyal to the British); this was partially the result of the Wyoming Massacre. Pennsylvania Route 92, which is the main road in Exeter Township, is roughly the trail of Sullivan's March.